Ezra Meech
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Ezra Meech was a United States Representative from Vermont
. He was born in New London, Connecticut
and moved to Hinesburg, Vermont
in 1785. He attended the common schools and also engaged in the fur trade
in the Northwest and in ship-timber contracts in Canada
. He moved to Shelburne, Vermont
and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising.
Meech was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
1805-1807. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821). He was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in 1822 and 1826, and was chief justice of Chittenden County Court in 1822 and 1823.
Meech was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827). He was an unsuccessful Democratic
candidate for Governor of Vermont
in 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833. He served as a presidential elector on the Whig
ticket in 1840. He resumed agricultural pursuits and later died in Shelburne in 1856. Meech was buried in Shelburne Cemetery.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. He was born in New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
and moved to Hinesburg, Vermont
Hinesburg, Vermont
Hinesburg is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,340 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in 1785. He attended the common schools and also engaged in the fur trade
Fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of world market for in the early modern period furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the most valued...
in the Northwest and in ship-timber contracts in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He moved to Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne is a town in southwestern Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, along the shores of Lake Champlain. The population was 7,144 at the 2010 census.-History:...
and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising.
Meech was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
1805-1807. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821). He was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in 1822 and 1826, and was chief justice of Chittenden County Court in 1822 and 1823.
Meech was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827). He was an unsuccessful Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
candidate for Governor of Vermont
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
in 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833. He served as a presidential elector on the Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
ticket in 1840. He resumed agricultural pursuits and later died in Shelburne in 1856. Meech was buried in Shelburne Cemetery.