Richard Kidder Meade
| Richard Kidder Meade | |
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| 10th United States Minister to Brazil | |
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In office December 5, 1857 – July 9, 1861 |
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| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | William Trousdale |
| Succeeded by | James Watson Webb |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office August 5, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
| Succeeded by | John Millson |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensville Counties | |
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In office 1835 – 1838 |
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| Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
| Succeeded by | Edward Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1803 Lawrenceville, Virginia |
| Died | April 20, 1862 (aged 58) Petersburg, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Richard Kidder Meade (July 29, 1803 – April 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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