Miles Poindexter | |
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| United States Senator from Washington | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Piles |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Dill |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William Leroy La Follette |
| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office April 20, 1923 – March 21, 1928 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | William E. Gonzales |
| Succeeded by | Alexander P. Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1868 Memphis, Tennessee, US |
| Died | September 21, 1946 (aged 78) Rockbridge County, Virginia, US |
| Resting place | Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive (1913–1915) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Gale Page (1866–1929) (m. 1892; died 1929) Elinor Jackson Junkin Latane (m. 1936) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Washington and Lee University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868 – September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican and briefly a Progressive, he served one term as a United States representative from 1909 to 1911, and two terms as a United States senator from 1911 to 1923, representing the state of Washington. Poindexter also served as United States Ambassador to Peru during the presidential administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.