John Inskeep Vanmeter (February 1798August 3, 1875) was a

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from

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. Born near

Moorefield, Virginia Moorefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP was named Moorefield Station, and the population was 77. As of 2019, the estimated population was 1,976. Moorefield is a mi ...

(now West Virginia), in February 1798, Vanmeter attended the

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, and was graduated from

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in 1821. He studied law at the

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. He was

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of Virginia in 1822 and commenced practice in Moorefield. He served as member of the

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in 1824. He retired from practice. He moved to

Pike County, Ohio Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian (southern) region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,088. Its county seat is Waverly, and the county is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. History Pike Co ...

, in 1826 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the

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in 1836. He served in the

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in 1838. Vanmeter was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party in 1856. He moved to

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, in 1855, where he resided until his death August 3, 1875. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe,

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, USA.

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