Edwin Ruthven Meade (July 6, 1836 – November 28, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1875 to 1877.

Biography

Born in

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, Meade pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was

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in 1858 and commenced practice in

. He moved to New York City in 1872 and continued the practice of law.

Congress

Meade was elected as a

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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,

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References

1836 births 1889 deaths 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 {{NewYork-Representative-stub