David Meriwether (Georgia politician)
David Meriwether | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Presidential Elector - Georgia | |
| In office 1817–1821 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 10, 1755 3rd Georgia Division |
| Battles/wars | Monmouth Trenton Brandywine Siege of Savannah |
David Meriwether (April 10, 1755 – November 16, 1822) was a
U.S. congressman James Meriwether
was his son.
Early years
David Meriwether was born at "Clover Fields" (home of the Meriwether family), near
Captain to undertake the exploration of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase along with William Clark.[1]
Military service
David Meriwether joined the
Georgia militia by Governor Jared Irwin. In 1804, the family moved to Clarke County, near the city of Athens, where the General resided for the rest of his life.[1]
Political office
Meriwether was the Wilkes County Tax Collector in the year 1794, before being elected to the
Presidential Elector from Georgia in the election cycles of 1816 and 1820, voting for James Monroe.[1]
Death and legacy
David Meriwether died near Athens, Georgia on November 16, 1822, and was buried in the private burial ground on his plantation.[1]
He is the namesake of Meriwether County, Georgia.[5][6]
See also
- List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Seventh United States Congress
- Eighth United States Congress
- Ninth United States Congress
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j William J. Northen; John Temple Graves (1910). Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from Its Settlement to the Present Time, Chiefly Told in Biographies and Autobiographies of the Most Eminent Men of Each Period of Georgia's Progress and Development. A. B. Caldwell. pp. 57–62.
- JSTOR 40579086.
- ISBN 978-0-8063-0219-5.
- ^ Georgia; Robert Watkins; George Watkins; Robert Aitken (1800). A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia: From Its First Establishment as a British Province Down to the Year 1798, Inclusive, and the Principal Acts of 1799. R. Aitken. pp. 673–.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 206.
- ^ Elizabeth B. Cooksey (July 18, 2018). "Meriwether County". New Georgia Encyclopedia - University System of Georgia. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
External links
- David Meriwether of Virginia and Georgia
- David Meriwether at Find a Grave
- United States Congress. "David Meriwether (id: M000649)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-16
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
