Gilbert 'Gib' LaMott Miles (November 24, 1955September 4, 2023) was a Cheyenne and Arapaho politician who served as the

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Lieutenant Governor from January 2018 until his death on September 4, 2023.

Biography

Gilbert 'Gib' LaMott Miles was born on November 24, 1955, in

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to LeRoy LaMott and Melba Sharp Miles. His family moved to

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when he was 13 and he graduated from

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in 1974 where he was the starting point guard, winning the State Basketball Championship. He went on to attend Bethany Nazarene University on a

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scholarship where he graduated with a Bachelors in Political Science. He married Melinda Waters Miles in 1983 and they had three daughters, Mahgan, Mallory, Mariel and Mariah Miles. As the business owner of Stalking Energy LLC, Gilbert worked in the oil and gas industry before being elected as the Lieutenant Governor of the

and assuming office in January 2018. He was re-elected in 2021 alongside Governor Reggie Wassana with 72 percent of the vote, becoming the first lieutenant governor in the tribe to serve two consecutive terms. He died on September 4, 2023, in

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, and was succeeded in office by Hershel Gorham.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Gilbert 1955 births 2023 deaths Businesspeople from Oklahoma City Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes people Politicians from Oklahoma City Southern Nazarene University alumni