David Meriwether (representative)

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David Meriwether (April 10, 1755 - November 16, 1822) was a Congressional Representative from Georgia; born at Clover Field, near Charlottesville, Virginia on April 10, 1755

During the Revolutionary War Meriwether served as a lieutenant in New Jersey, and afterward with Virginia troops at the last siege of Savannah, Georgia; settled in Wilkes County, Georgia, in 1785; commissioned brigadier general of State militia September 21, 1797; member of the State house of representatives and served as speaker 1797-1800; elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Benjamin Taliaferro; reelected to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses and served from December 6, 1802, to March 3, 1807; was not a candidate for reelection and retired to his plantation near Athens, Georgia; appointed a commissioner to the Creek Indians in 1804 and repeatedly reappointed to treat with other tribes; died near Athens, Georgia, November 16, 1822; interment in the private burial ground on his plantation. He was the father of James Meriwether.

Preceded by: Benjamin Taliaferro

U.S. Representative from Georgia December 6, 1802 - March 3, 1807

Succeeded by: George M. Troup

[edit] References

• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] See also

• Seventh United States Congress
• Eighth United States Congress
• Ninth United States Congress