Miles Connor (born c. 1830s, died June 28, 1893) was an African-American politician, farmer, minister, and formerly enslaved person.
One of his sons, Miles Washington Connor, became the first president of Coppin State University.
[7][8] Connor was an active community member in the Western Branch section of Norfolk County (now the city of Chesapeake).
He quickly became involved in civil affairs, elected as justice of the peace in 1870 and as a county supervisor in 1874.
[4] Connor was one of the founders of the Churchland Grove Baptist Church in Norfolk County and was a congregation minister.