Richard Kidder Meade
Richard Kidder Meade | |
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10th United States Minister to Brazil | |
In office December 5, 1857 – July 9, 1861 |
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Appointed by | James Buchanan |
Preceded by | William Trousdale |
Succeeded by | James Watson Webb |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office August 5, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
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Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
Succeeded by | John Millson |
Member of the Virginia Senate from Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensville Counties | |
In office 1835 – 1838 |
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Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
Succeeded by | Edward Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | Lawrenceville, Virginia |
July 29, 1803
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Petersburg, Virginia |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | lawyer |
Richard Kidder Meade (July 29, 1803 – April 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Meade was born near Lawrenceville, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Petersburg, Virginia. He served in the State senate 1835–1838.
Meade was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George C. Dromgoole. He was reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and served from August 5, 1847, to March 3, 1853. He was appointed by President Buchanan as Minister to Brazil and served from July 27, 1857, to July 9, 1861. He returned to Virginia and devoted himself to the cause of the Confederacy. He died in Petersburg, Virginia, April 20, 1862. He was interred in Old Blandford Cemetery.
Electoral history
- 1847; Meade was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 53.91% of the vote, defeating Whig George W. Bolling
- 1849; Meade was re-elected with 88.67% of the vote, defeating Whig S.J. Weisigner and Independent identified only as Shell.
- 1851; Meade was re-elected unopposed.
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Preceded by | United States Minister to Brazil 1857–1861 |
Succeeded by James Watson Webb |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1847–1853 |
Succeeded by John Millson |
Sources
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