Ellis K. Meacham | |
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| Born | September 5, 1913 |
| Died | August 17, 1998 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Tennessee (Bachelor's) Vanderbilt University (Law degree) |
| Occupation(s) | Municipal judge, author |
| Years active | 1937–1998 |
| Notable work | Napoleonic nautical trilogy |
| Relatives | Jon Meacham |
Ellis Kirby Meacham (September 5, 1913 – August 17, 1998) was an American attorney and judge who wrote three Napoleonic era nautical adventures, for which he was awarded the Friends of American Writers Major Award in Fiction in 1969. During World War II, he attained the rank of commander of the United States Navy Reserve. He raised his grandson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Jon Meacham, during a part of his childhood.