John A. Meredith (March 4, 1814 – March 15, 1882) was a nineteenth-century American politician and judge from Virginia .
5-890: John or Jack Meredith may refer to: John A. Meredith (1814–1882), American politician and judge from Virginia John Meredith (rugby union) (1863–1920), Welsh international rugby union player John Meredith (general) (1864–1942), Australian Army brigadier-general in World War I John Meredith (baseball) , American baseball player Jack Meredith (footballer) (1899–1970), English footballer John Meredith (folklorist) (1920–2001), Australian folklorist John Meredith (artist) (1933–2000), Canadian painter John Meredith (footballer) (born 1940), English former professional footballer See also [ edit ] John Meredith Temple (1910–1994), British Conservative MP Jack Meredith (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-724: A judge during the Confederate regime of 1861-1865, he was appointed to the same Richmond Circuit Court by Unionist Governor Pierpont at the close of hostilities, and was then appointed by the General Assembly to continue in his office. During Reconstruction, Meredith was appointed as head of U.S. General Halleck 's "Court of Conciliation". He held his Circuit Court judgeship until the Radical Republican Congress removed all sitting judges in Virginia in 1869 immediately prior to
15-628: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John A. Meredith Meredith was born in New Kent County, Virginia , in 1814. Soon after his admission to the bar in Hanover County, Virginia , Meredith was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney there, holding that position until about 1850. In 1850, Meredith was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 . He
20-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Meredith&oldid=1157604823 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-587: Was one of six delegates elected from the central Piedmont delegate district made up of his home district of Richmond City, and including Henrico, New Kent and Charles City Counties. Meredith was a member of the Virginia State Senate in 1851. While a state Senator, he was elected under the new Constitution of 1850 to judge of the Circuit Court of Richmond, Virginia . He was reelected to the position again by popular vote in 1860. Though Meredith served as
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