Samuel Meredith (1741 – February 10, 1817) was an American merchant from

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. He was a delegate for

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to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788.

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appointed him

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, and he held this office from 1789 until his retirement on December 1, 1801. He was born in Philadelphia to Reese and Martha (Carpenter) Meredith.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. 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

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, who married his sister Elizabeth Meredith in 1765. Samuel married Margaret Cadwalader on May 19, 1772. He lived his later life in

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. He spent time in Carbondale Township in

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, where the local fire department bears his name. He died near Pleasant Mount in

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, where he is interred in a private cemetery.

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External links

biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website

1741 births 1817 deaths Continental Congressmen from Pennsylvania 18th-century American politicians Treasurers of the United States American people of Welsh descent Politicians from Philadelphia People of colonial Pennsylvania Colonial American merchants Burials in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-politician-stub