Edwin R. Meade
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Biography
Born in Norwich, New York, Meade pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Norwich, New York. He moved to New York City in 1872 and continued the practice of law.
Congress
Meade was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of his profession. He died in New York City November 28, 1889. He was interred in Greene Cemetery, Greene, New York.
References
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- 1836 births
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- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives