Background
Miles, Jim was born on October 10, 1941.
Miles, Jim was born on October 10, 1941.
Duke University.
Miles served as Secretary of State of South Carolina from 1991 to 2003. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Miles received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1964 and Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1969. Miles was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1969 and South Carolina Bar in 1971.
He was an attorney in private practice in Greenville, South Carolina and was elected to the Greenville City Council in 1989.
In 1990, Miles was elected as the first Republican Secretary of State in South Carolina since Reconstruction. Miles attempted to abolish the Secretary of State office and vowed to investigate charity fraud in South Carolina.
In 1994, South Carolina passed a law cracking down on charity fraud.
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