Miles Brown Kitts

Miles Brown Kitts
34th Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania
In office
1916–1924
Preceded byBernard Veit
Succeeded byJoseph Williams
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 49th district
In office
January 1, 1924  November 30, 1932
Personal details
Born(1880-04-24)April 24, 1880
Summit Township, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 27, 1947(1947-05-27) (aged 67)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materEdinboro State Normal School

Miles Brown Kitts (April 24, 1880 May 27, 1947) was a Republican mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania who served as mayor during World War I and the Roaring Twenties. He is considered to have been one of the "most colorful" mayors because he brought about great changes to Erie but, was also investigated by a grand jury in 1921 and almost was indicted.