Richard Kidder Meade

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.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Richard Kidder Meade (id: M000618)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 

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