Lloyd Meeds

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Lloyd Meeds (1975)

Edwin Lloyd Meeds (born December 11, 1927 in Dillon , Beaverhead County , Montana , †  August 17, 2005 in Church Creek , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1979 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lloyd Meeds first attended the public schools in his home country. During his high school years, he and his parents moved to Monroe, Washington state in 1944 . There he finished high school in 1946. Meeds served in the US Navy between 1946 and 1947 . He then continued his education at Everett Junior College until 1950 . Between 1950 and 1954 he was co-operator of a petrol station. After a subsequent law degree at Gonzaga University and his admission to the bar in 1958, he was deputy district attorney in Spokane and Snohomish Counties between 1958 and 1960 . He then worked as a private attorney until 1962, before becoming a district attorney in Snohomish County between 1962 and 1964.

Politically, Meeds was a member of the Democratic Party . From 1960 to 1962 he directed their youth organization in Snohomish County. In this district he was also on the party's executive committee. In the 1964 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of his state , where he succeeded Alfred Westland on January 3, 1965 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1979 . During this time, among other things, the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate affair fell . In addition, the 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were passed in Congress. In the House of Representatives, Meeds was particularly concerned with environmental and educational issues.

In 1978 Lloyd Meeds renounced another candidacy. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer in the federal capital Washington. He died in Church Creek on August 17, 2005.

Web links

  • Lloyd Meeds in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)