Samuel Meredith (American politician)
Samuel Meredith (1741 – February 10, 1817) was an American merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788.
Samuel Meredith | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Treasurer of the United States | |
| In office September 11, 1789 – December 1, 1801 | |
| President | George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Michael Hillegas |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tudor Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1741 |
| Died | February 10, 1817 Belmont Corners, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse | Margaret Cadwalader Meredith |
| Parent(s) | Reese Meredith Martha Carpenter Meredith |
| Relatives | George Clymer (brother-in-law) Elizabeth Meredith (sister) |
President Washington appointed him Treasurer of the United States, and he held this office from 1789 until his retirement on December 1, 1801.
Biography edit
Born in Philadelphia in 1741, Samuel Meredith was a son of Reese and Martha (Carpenter) Meredith.[1] His father was a prominent local merchant, and after attending Dr. Allison's Academy, he joined the family business.
Samuel would later expand the business in partnership with his brother-in-law George Clymer, who married his sister Elizabeth Meredith in 1765.
Samuel married Margaret Cadwalader on May 19, 1772. He lived his later life in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He spent time in Carbondale Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, where the local fire department bears his name.
Death and interment edit
Meredith died near Pleasant Mount in Wayne County, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1817, and was interred in a private cemetery.
References edit
- ^ Eby, J. 2007. "Accokeek Furnace Business Ledger 1749-1760" in Laying the Hoe, A Century of Iron Manufacturing in Stafford County, Virginia with Genealogical Notes on Over 300 Families. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, p. 367 on the CD.
External links edit
- biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website