Ezra Meech
Ezra Meech | |
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At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | William Hunter |
| Succeeded by | John Mattocks |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Shelburne | |
| In office 1805–1806 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Newell |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Newell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1773 Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Mary McNeil Meech |
| Children | 8 |
| Profession | Farmer Businessman |
Ezra Meech (July 26, 1773 – September 23, 1856) was an American fur trader and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Biography
Meech was born in
British Canada.[1] In 1795 he opened a store at Charlotte Four Corners, Vermont. He moved to Shelburne, Vermont, and owned a farm. He also raised cattle and horses, and manufactured potash. In 1806 he was an agent of the Northwestern Fur Company.[2]
Meech was a member of the
Sixteenth United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1819, until March 3, 1821.[4] He was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in 1822 and 1826, and was chief judge of the Chittenden County
Court in 1822 and 1823.
Meech was elected as a
He then resumed agricultural pursuits.Personal life
Meech married Mary McNeil Meech in 1800. They had eight children.
Death
Meech died on September 23, 1856, in Shelburne, Vermont. He is interred at the Shelburne Village Cemetery.
References
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 584.
- ^ "Ezra Meech Biography". 19th Century Biographies. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "MEECH, Ezra, (1773 - 1856)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Ezra Meech". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Ezra Meech". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Meech, Ezra (1773-1856)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
Further reading
- "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2" by Hiram Carleton, published by Lewis Publishing Company, 1903.
External links
- Biographical Director of the United States Congress
- Govtrack.us
- The Political Graveyard
- Ezra Meech at Find a Grave
- Ancestry.com
- 19th Century Biographies
- Chittenden County Biographies: Biography of Hon. Ezra Beech Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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