Gilbert Miles Explained

Office:Lieutenant Governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Term Start:January 6, 2018
Term End:September 4, 2023
Successor:Hershel Gorham
Governor:Reggie Wassana
Birth Date:24 November 1955
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death Place:Geary, Oklahoma

Gilbert 'Gib' LaMott Miles (November 24, 1955September 4, 2023) was a Cheyenne and Arapaho politician who served as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Lieutenant Governor from January 2018 until his death on September 4, 2023.

Biography

Gilbert 'Gib' LaMott Miles was born on November 24, 1955, in Oklahoma City to LeRoy LaMott and Melba Sharp Miles. His family moved to Yukon when he was 13 and he graduated from Yukon High School in 1974 where he was the starting point guard, winning the State Basketball Championship. He went on to attend Bethany Nazarene University on a basketball 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 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and assuming office in January 2018.[1] 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.[2] He died on September 4, 2023, in Geary, Oklahoma, and was succeeded in office by Hershel Gorham.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Stephens . Rosemary . Saying goodbye to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Lt. Gov. Gilbert ‘Gib’ LaMott Miles . 20 January 2024 . Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune . September 15, 2023.
  2. News: Spears . Nancy . Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana wins landslide re-election . 20 January 2024 . NonDoc . November 5, 2021.
  3. News: Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana selects Hershel Gorham as new Lt. Governor . 20 January 2024 . Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune . January 1, 2024.