Meriwether Smith
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title:
Meriwether Smith
text:
Meriwether Smith was an American planter from Essex County, Virginia. Smith was first elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1770. He was a vocal opponent of the 1765 Stamp Act, and a representative in the revolutionary conventions that replaced the burgesses in 1775 and 1776. He was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778, 1779, and 1780, although he did not serve the 1779 term. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1776 to 1778 and again in 1781. In 1
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American politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriwether_Smith
date created:
2005-06-06T15:57:31Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:44:28Z
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