Meredith P. Gentry
| Meredith Poindexter Gentry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Abram P. Maury |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Peyton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | David W. Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Bugg |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1835–1839 |
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| Born | September 15, 1809 Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| Died | November 2, 1866 (aged 57) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Saunders Gentry, Caledonia Brown Gentry |
| Children | Mary Gentry, Emily S. Gentry, Albert Gentry, Charles Gentry |
| Profession | planter, lawyer, politician, orator |
Meredith Poindexter Gentry (September 15, 1809 – November 2, 1866) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives.
Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina son of Watson and Theodosia Poindexter Gentry. He moved with his parents to Williamson County, Tennessee, in 1813. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Franklin, Tennessee. He first married Emily Saunders, with whom he had two daughters, Mary and Emily. With his second wife, Caledonia Brown, he had two sons, Albert and Charles.
Gentry was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses by eighth district of Tennessee. He served from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1843. Because of the death of his wife, he refused to be a candidate for renomination in 1842.
Again, Gentry was elected to the Twenty-ninth and the three succeeding Congresses by the seventh district, after the electoral districts Tennessee held had been reduced and reapportioned. He again served as a Whig. During the Thirtieth Congress, he was the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Indian Affairs. He served from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1853, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
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