Meredith Miles Marmaduke

Meredith Miles Marmaduke (born August 28, 1791 in Westmoreland County , Virginia , † March 26, 1864 ) was an American politician and in 1844 the eighth governor of the state of Missouri .

Early Years and Advancement in Missouri

Marmaduke attended the local schools in his homeland. During the war of 1812 , as a colonel , he put together his own regiment with soldiers from Westmoreland County. After the war, he began a long public service career. First he was the US Marshal for Eastern Virginia, then he was the clerk at a district court.

He then moved to Missouri for health reasons. There he first became a dealer. For six years he ran his business in Howard County along the so-called Santa Fe Trail. He then settled as a farmer near Arrow Rock before working in land surveying and as a judge in Saline County . In 1840 he became a candidate of the Democratic Party for lieutenant governor elected by Missouri.

Short governor's time and further life

After the suicide of the incumbent governor Thomas Reynolds on February 9, 1844, Marmaduke had to end his term of office as his deputy. In his ten-month term of office, a mental hospital was planned and improvements to the infrastructure were initiated. Marmaduke's tenure ended on November 20, 1844.

Even after his governorship, he remained politically active. In 1845 he was a member of a commission for the revision of the state constitution; In 1854 he became president of the Missouri Agricultural Society. During the Civil War , Marmaduke was a supporter of the Union, while some of his sons fought in the army of the south . His son John , who was also to become governor of Missouri between 1885 and 1887, was a Confederation general during the Civil War . Meredith Marmaduke did not live to see the end of the war. He died on March 26, 1864. He was married to Lavina Sappington, with whom he had a total of ten children.

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SURNAME	Marmaduke, Meredith Miles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 28, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH	Westmoreland County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	March 26, 1864