Background
Meade, Richard Kidder was born on July 29, 1803 in near Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States.
Diplomat lawyer politician representative
Meade, Richard Kidder was born on July 29, 1803 in near Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. 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 St. Petersburg, Virginia, April 20, 1862. He was interred in Old Blandford Cemetery.
1847; Meade was elected to the United States. House of Representatives with 53.91% of the vote, defeating Whig George West. Bolling
1849.
Meade was re-elected with 88.67% of the vote, defeating Whig Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Weisigner and Independent identified only as Shell. 1851; Meade was re-elected unopposed.
Member Virginia; member United States House