Richard Kidder Meade | |
|---|---|
| 10th United States Minister to Brazil | |
| In office December 5, 1857 – July 9, 1861 | |
| President | James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | William Trousdale |
| Succeeded by | James Watson Webb |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office August 5, 1847 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
| Succeeded by | John Millson |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Brunswick, Dinwiddie and Greensville Counties | |
| In office 1835 – 1838 | |
| Preceded by | George Dromgoole |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1803 Lawrenceville, Virginia, US |
| Died | April 20, 1862 (aged 58) Petersburg, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician, diplomat |
Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. (July 29, 1803 – April 20, 1862) was Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in the Virginia Senate and in the United States House of Representatives, as well as U.S. minister to Brazil under President James Buchanan before returning to Virginia to work for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War until his death.[1]