AKA William Morris Meredith

Born: 8-Jun-1799
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 17-Aug-1873
Location of death: Philadelphia, PA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government
Party Affiliation: Whig

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of the Treasury, 1849-50

Father: William Meredith (banker/attorney, d. 1844)
Mother: Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden (d. 9-Oct-1828)
Wife: Catherine Keppele (m. 17-Jun-1834, d. 1854, one son, four daughters)

    University: BA, University of Pennsylvania (1812)
    University: MA, University of Pennsylvania (1816)

    Attorney General of Pennsylvania (1861-67)
    US Secretary of the Treasury (1849-50)
    US Attorney Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1841)
    Philadelphia City Council (1833-49)
    Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1824-28)
    Pennsylvania Bar Association 1817

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