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Meredith

	MEREDITH: See also John Meredith Bass — Meredith R. Black — Meredith E. Brown — Meredith Coldren — Meredith Davis — Meredith Dove — Samuel Meredith Garland — Meredith Garten — Meredith Poindexter Gentry — William Meredith Holland — Meredith Howard — Meredith Iler — Meredith A. Gowan Le Goff — Peretha Meredith Louis — Meredith Mallory — Richard Irvine Manning — Meredith Miles Marmaduke — Meredith Meyers — Cecil L. Nichols — Meredith Nicholson — Mrs. Meredith Nicholson, Jr. — Meredith Novak — Meredith Wolfarth Perkins — John Meredith Read — John Meredith Read, Jr. — Meredith M. Richards — Meredith P. Sawyer — Meredith J. Simms — Meredith Pinxton Snyder — Meredith Wood Smith
	Meredith, A. A. — of Tyler County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Arthur S. — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956; chair of Somerset County Democratic Party, 1959. Still living as of 1959.
	Meredith, Bobby — of Texas. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
	Meredith, C. B. — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1908. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, C. T. — of California. Democrat. California superintendent of public instruction, 1898-99; appointed 1898. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Chris — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1990. Still living as of 1990.
	Meredith, Edwin Thomas (1876-1928) — also known as Edwin T. Meredith — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 23, 1876. Son of Thomas Oliver Meredith and Minnie Minerva (Marsh) Meredith. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1916, 1920, 1924; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1920-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Methodist. Died June 17, 1928 (age 51 years, 177 days). Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.   Relatives: Married, January 8, 1896, to Edna C. Elliott.   See also NNDB dossier   Image source: Library of Congress
	Meredith, Elisha Edward (1848-1900) — also known as Elisha E. Meredith — of Brentsville, Prince William County, Va. Born in Alabama, 1848. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1891-97. Died in 1900 (age about 52 years). Interment at Manassas Cemetery, Near Manassas, Prince William County, Va.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Meredith, G. — of Sierra County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 22nd District, 1865-67. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, George — of Broome County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, H. D. — of Burton, Wetzel County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Harper See J. Harper Meredith
	Meredith, Harry R. — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944, 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Hector B. (1826-1885) — of Folsom, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Virginia, April 30, 1826. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California state assembly 9th District, 1855-56. Died from complications of a bad fall, in New York, 1885 (age about 59 years). Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, J. Harper — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1940; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit, 1945-69. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, James A. (1875-1942) — of Marion County, W.Va. Born January 27, 1875. Judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1922-24; appointed 1922. Died April 18, 1942 (age 67 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Mrs. James A. — of Marion County, W.Va. Republican. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, James H. — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo.; Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956, 1960 (alternate). Still living as of 1960.
	Meredith, James H. — of Mississippi. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1992. Still living as of 1992.
	Meredith, John A. — of Richmond, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee). Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, John C. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
	Meredith, John R. — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1860. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Jonathan E. — Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 21st District, 1860-62. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Judith — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
	Meredith, Mark — of Pago Pago, American Samoa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from American Samoa, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
	Meredith, Milo R. — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, Regina — of Pennington, Mercer County, N.J. Republican. Member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976. Female. Still living as of 1976.
	Meredith, Ronald E. — of Kentucky. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1981-85. Still living as of 1985.
	Meredith, Russell D. (b. 1897) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., June 27, 1897. Son of H. Brady Meredith and Myrtle (Hill) Meredith. Democrat. Athletic coach; lumber business; truck dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-42. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, October 12, 1933, to Helen Devol.
	Meredith, Samuel (1741-1817) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1741. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1786-88; Treasurer of the United States, 1789-1801. Died near Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pa., February 10, 1817 (age about 75 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Wayne County, Pa.   Relatives: Married, May 19, 1772, to Margaret Cadwalader (brother of Lambert Cadwalader); brother of Elizabeth Meredith (who married George Clymer); father of Martha Meredith (who married John Read); grandfather of John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read, Jr.. See Biddle-Read-Shippen-MacArthur family of Pennsylvania.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Meredith, Thomas C. — of Tuolumne County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 9th District, 1853-54. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, W. S. — of Marion County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1909-12. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, William B. — Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate 41st District, 1885-88, 1893-1900. Burial location unknown.
	Meredith, William Morris (1799-1873) — also known as William M. Meredith — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 8, 1799. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1824-28; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1841-42; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1849-50; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1861-67. Died August 17, 1873 (age 74 years, 70 days). Interment at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.   Relatives: Married to Catherine Keppele (1801-1853).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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