Miles Benjamin McSweeney (April 18, 1855 – September 29, 1909) was the 87th governor of South Carolina from June 2, 1899, to January 20, 1903.

[1] He studied at evening school and earned the Typographical Union of Charleston Scholarship to attend Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, but later had to withdraw due to lack of funds.

[1] McSweeney served in the state militia with the rank of major, and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel.

[1] In 1894, McSweeney was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and additionally served as the chairman of the Hampton County Democratic Party.

[1] A proponent of the state Dispensary and backed by Senator Ben Tillman, McSweeney won a term on his own in the gubernatorial election of 1900.