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See also
Thomas
Overton Brooks —
Meriwether
Lewis —
Meriwether
Lewis Randolph —
Meriwether
Smith —
Joseph
Meriwether Terrell —
Meriwether
Lewis Walker |
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Meriwether, David
(1755-1822) —
of Georgia.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., March 27,
1755.
Son of James Meriwether (1729-1801) and Judith Hardenia (Burnley)
Meriwether (1741-1760).
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1797-1800; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1797-1800; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1801-02, 1803-07 (at-large 1801-02,
1803-05, 3rd District 1805-07); Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1816,
1820.
Died near Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., November
16, 1822 (age 67 years, 234
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Meriwether, David
(1800-1893) —
Born in Louisa
County, Va., October
30, 1800.
Son of William Meriwether (1760-1842) and Elizabeth (Winslow)
Meriwether (1768-1820).
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1832; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1847, 1851; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1851-52; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1852; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1853-57; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1858-85; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1859.
Died near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1893 (age 92 years, 156
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Meriwether, James
(1755-1817) —
of Georgia.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., June 4,
1755.
Son of David Meriwether (1726-1772) and Mary (Weaver) Meriwether.
Georgia
state comptroller general, 1799-1804.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., October
25, 1817 (age 62 years, 143
days).
Interment somewhere
in Louisville, Ga.
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Meriwether, James
(1788-1852) —
of Georgia.
Born in Wilkes
County, Ga., June 22,
1788.
Son of David Meriwether (1755-1822) and
Frances (Wingfield) Meriwether (1763-1820).
Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1825-27.
Died in Madison
County, Tenn., July 13,
1852 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Clarke County, Ga.
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Meriwether, James Archibald
(1806-1852) —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., September
20, 1806.
Son of James Meriwether (1755-1817) and
Susannah (Hatcher) Meriwether (1767-1836).
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1831-36, 1838, 1843, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1841-43; superior court
judge in Georgia, 1845-49.
Died in Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga., April 18,
1852 (age 45 years, 211
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Eatonton, Ga.
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| | Meriwether, R.
H. See Reuben Handy
Meriwether |
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Meriwether, Reuben Handy (b.
1820) —
also known as R. H. Meriwether —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Born in Howard
County, Md., June 20,
1820.
Son of Thomas Beale Dorsey Meriweather (1786-1836) and Maria (Handy)
Meriweather (1795-1847).
Mayor
of Decatur, Ill., 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Meriwether, William C. —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1980-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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| | Merkle, Bob
See Robert C. Merkle |
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Merkle, C. A. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1936;
South
Dakota railroad commissioner, 1939-.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merkle, John A. (b. 1883) —
Born in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., February
23, 1883.
U.S. Vice Consul in Glauchau, 1907-08; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Bergen, 1908-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merkle, Patricia J. —
of Fair Haven, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Merkle, Robert C. —
also known as Bob Merkle —
of Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.; Fraser, Macomb
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980
(alternate), 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Merkle, Robert W., Sr. —
American candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Merkle, Robert W., Jr. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, 1982-88.
Still living as of 1988.
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Merkle, Walter —
of Norwood Park, Cook
County, Ill.; Harwood Heights, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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