Stephen M. Meredith
{{Short description|American politician (1802–1874)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Stephen M. Meredith
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| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = Chester County
| term_start = 1868
| term_end = 1869
| predecessor = William Bell Waddell, Nathan J. Sharpless, Nathan A. Pennypacker
| successor = James C. Roberts, Joseph C. Keech, Abel Darlington
| alongside = John Hickman, James M. Phillips, Archimedes Robb
| birth_name = Stephen Mendenhall Meredith
| birth_date = {{birth date|1802|8|14}}
| birth_place = Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1874|12|23|1802|8|14}}
| death_place = St. Mary's, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| resting_place = Nantmeal Friends Burial Grounds
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| party = Republican
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| children = 5
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|physician}}
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Stephen Mendenhall Meredith (August 14, 1802 – December 23, 1874) was an American politician and physician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1868 to 1869.
Early life
Stephen Mendenhall Meredith was born on August 14, 1802, in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=7578 |title=Stephen Mendenhall Meredith |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=2023-12-24}} When young, his family moved to South Coventry Township.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924005813518/page/656/mode/2up |title=History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches |last1=Futhey |first1=J. Smith |last2=Cope |first2=Gilbert |publisher=Louis H. Everts |year=1881 |page=656 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}
Career
Meredith was a physician and practiced in Pughtown.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-dr-stephen-m-mer/137357198/ |title=Dr. Stephen M. Meredith... |date=1874-10-19 |newspaper=Lancaster Daily Intelligencer |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}
Meredith was a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1868 to 1869.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestercountyits00thoms/page/440/mode/2up |title=Chester County and Its People |editor-last=Thomson |editor-first=W. W. |year=1898 |publisher=The Union History Company |page=441 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
Meredith had three sons and two daughters, Stephen M., John Q. A., H. Clay, Rebecca and Ella S.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-death-of-dr-stephen-m-me/137356974/ |title=Death of Dr. Stephen M. Meredith |date=1874-12-25 |newspaper=Times and Dispatch |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-conclusion-of-the-testi/137357364/ |title=Conclusion of the Testimony in Miss Meredith's Suit |date=1874-05-27 |newspaper=The News Journal |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times-death-of-dr-j-q/137357582/ |title=Death of Dr. J. Q. A. Meredith |date=1900-05-04 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Times |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-john-q-a-meredith-4-may/137357742/ |title=John Q. A. Meredith |date=1900-05-04 |newspaper=Reading Times |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}} His son Stephen M. was a lawyer in Reading.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-meredith-in-the-mire-22-n/137357643/ |title=Meredith in the Mire |date=1883-11-22 |newspaper=Reading Times |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-some-very-nice-trout-23-m/137357863/ |title=Some Very Nice Trout |date=1890-05-23 |newspaper=Reading Times |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-24}}{{Open access}} His son John Q. A. was a physician, served in the Civil War and was superintendent of construction for the Mexican & International Railroad.
Meredith died on December 23, 1874, at his home in St. Mary's, Warwick Township. He was interred at Nantmeal Friends Burial Grounds in Glenmoore.
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Category:Politicians from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:Physicians from Pennsylvania
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:19th-century American physicians
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly