Edwin R. Meade
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Edwin Ruthven Meade was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
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.
Meade was elected as a emocratic Party (United States) to the Forty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1875–March 3, 1877). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876. 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
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Norwich, New York
Norwich (city), New York
Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...
, Meade pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1858 and commenced practice in Norwich, New York
Norwich (city), New York
Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...
. He moved to New York City in 1872 and continued the practice of law.
Meade was elected as a emocratic Party (United States) to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress (March 4, 1875–March 3, 1877). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876. 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
Greene, New York
Greene, New York is the name of two places in Chenango County, New York:*Greene , New York*Greene , New York...
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