James Meacham
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1853 – August 23, 1856 |
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| Preceded by | Ahiman L. Miner |
| Succeeded by | George Tisdale Hodges |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 3rd district |
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In office December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | George Perkins Marsh |
| Succeeded by | Alvah Sabin |
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August 16, 1810 Rutland (town), Vermont, US |
| Died | August 23, 1856 (aged 46) Rutland, Vermont, US |
| Political party | Whig Party and Opposition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Button Meacham and Mary Gifford Meacham |
| Children | Elias B. Meacham, Emma P. Meacham and William M. Davis |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College and Andover Theological Seminary |
| Profession | Politician, Minister, Professor |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
James Meacham (August 16, 1810 – August 23, 1856) was an American politician, minister and professor. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Meacham was born in Rutland, Vermont to Lewis and Naomi Eayres Meacham. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1832 and taught in the seminary at Castleton, Vermont, from 1832 until 1833. In addition, he attended the local academy at St. Albans, Vermont, and taught at St. Albans Academy from 1833 until 1834. He was a tutor at Middlebury College from 1836 until 1838.
From 1834 until 1836 he attended Andover Theological Seminary where he studied for the ministry. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1838, assuming his duties as pastor in New Haven, Vermont, where he served as minister from 1839 to 1846. He was also a tutor and professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at Middlebury College from 1846 to 1850.
Meacham was elected as a Whig candidate to the 31st United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George P. Marsh. Meacham was reelected as a Whig candidate to the 32nd and 33rd congresses, and then elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the 34th United States Congress. He served in Congress from December 3, 1849, until his death on August 23, 1856. He served as chairman for the Committee on the District of Columbia in the 34th Congress.
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