# William Porcher Miles

> William Porcher Miles was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." He is notable for having designed the most popular variant of the Confederate flag, originally rejected as the national flag in 1861 but adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee before it was reincorporated.

*American politician (1822-1899)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1822-07-04
- **Died:** 1899-05-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ويليام پورتشير ميليس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3)
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- [William Porcher Miles](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Porcher_Miles)
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- [William Porcher Miles](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Porcher_Miles)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123223)

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