Elisha E. Meredith
Elisha E. Meredith | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district | |
In office December 9, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | |
Preceded by | William H. F. Lee |
Succeeded by | John F. Rixey |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 14th district | |
In office December 5, 1883 – December 7, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Francis L. Smith |
Succeeded by | R. Walton Moore |
Personal details | |
Born | Elisha Edward Meredith December 26, 1848 Sumter, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | July 29, 1900 Manassas, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 51)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Hampden–Sydney College |
Profession | lawyer |
Elisha Edward Meredith (December 26, 1848 – July 29, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Meredith attended Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice in Prince William County. He served as prosecuting attorney for Prince William County 1876-1883. He served as member of the Senate of Virginia in 1883–1887.
Meredith was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H.F. Lee. He was reelected to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses and served from December 9, 1891, to March 3, 1897. He resumed the practice of his profession. He died in Manassas, Virginia, on July 29, 1900. He was interred in Manassas Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Elisha E. Meredith (id: M000647)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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