Background
Smith, Meriwether was born in 1730 in “Bathurst,” Essex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Colonel Francis and Lucy (Meriwether) Smith.
Smith, Meriwether was born in 1730 in “Bathurst,” Essex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Colonel Francis and Lucy (Meriwether) Smith.
Smith was first elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1770. He was a vocal opponent of the 1765 Stamp Acting, and a representative in the revolutionary conventions that replaced the burgesses in 1775 and 1776. He was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778, 1779, and 1780, although he did not serve the 1779 term.
Smith was married twice, first to Alice Lee in 1760 and after her death to Elizabeth Daingerfield in 1769.
Meriwether died in Essex County, and was buried in a family plot on his plantation, "Bathurst.".
Member Essex County Committee, 1774. Member Virginia House of Burgesses, 1770, revolutionary conversations, 1775, 76, House of Delegates, 1776-1778, 81-82, 85-88. Member Virginia Convention which ratified United States Constitution, 1788, opposed ratification.
Married Alice (Lee) Clarke, circa 1760. Married second, Elizabeth Daingerfield, August 3, 1769.