Miles O. Sherrill

Miles O. Sherrill (July 26, 1841 – April 8, 1919) was an American politician and state librarian from North Carolina. He left college to serve in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, achieving the rank of first sergeant. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House and spent the rest of the war in Union prisons. Sherrill served as a court clerk and judge of probate until being elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. He later served two terms in the North Carolina Senate. From 1899 to 1917, he was the state librarian, improving the library's functions and lobbying for a larger space. He and his wife had seven children, including Clarence O. Sherrill and Mary Lura Sherrill.