William M. Meredith

William Meredith
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 16, 1861 – June 3, 1861
GovernorAndrew Gregg Curtin
Preceded bySamuel Anderson Purviance
Succeeded byBenjamin H. Brewster
19th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
March 8, 1849 – July 22, 1850
PresidentZachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Preceded byRobert J. Walker
Succeeded byThomas Corwin
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
1841–1845
PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Preceded byJohn M. Read
Succeeded byThomas M. Pettit
Personal details
Born(1799-06-08)June 8, 1799
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1873(1873-08-17) (aged 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyFederalist (Before 1824)
Whig (1834–1854)
Republican (1854–1873)
SpouseCatherine Keppele (1834–1854)
Children5
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)

William Morris Meredith (June 8, 1799 – August 17, 1873) was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury, during President Zachary Taylor's Administration.