Preceded by William H. F. Lee Political party Democratic Education Hampden–Sydney College Succeeded by R. Walton Moore Role U.S. representative | Preceded by Francis L. Smith Name Elisha Meredith Succeeded by John F. Rixey Party Democratic Party | |
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Full Name Elisha Edward Meredith Born December 26, 1848
Sumter, Alabama, U.S. ( 1848-12-26 ) Died July 29, 1900, Manassas, Virginia, United States | ||
Alma mater Hampden–Sydney College | ||
Elisha Edward Meredith (December 26, 1848 – July 29, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Born in Sumter County, Alabama, Meredith attended Hampden–Sydney College, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice in Prince William County. He served as prosecuting attorney for Prince William County 1876-1883. He served as member of the Senate of Virginia in 1883–1887.
Meredith was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H.F. Lee. He was reelected to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses and served from December 9, 1891, to March 3, 1897. He resumed the practice of his profession. He died in Manassas, Virginia, on July 29, 1900. He was interred in Manassas Cemetery.