William Miles Chick

William Miles Chick
1870 posthumous portrait of Chick by George Caleb Bingham
1st postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri
In office
1845 – April 7, 1847
PrecedingPosition established
Preceded byWashington Henry Chick
Personal details
Born(1794-08-31)August 31, 1794
Lynchburg, Virginia, US
DiedApril 7, 1847(1847-04-07) (aged 52)
Kansas City, Missouri, US
RelationsNathan Scarritt (son-in-law)
William Chick Scarritt (grandson)
Dorothy McKibbin (great-granddaughter)
Children8
OccupationBusinessman, pioneer
Military service
RankColonel
WarWar of 1812
1870 posthumous portrait of Ann Eliza Smith Chick, Chick's wife, by George Caleb Bingham

William Miles Chick (August 31, 1794 – April 7, 1847) is an American businessman and pioneer, who was one of the earliest settlers and the first postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri.