A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Kentucky > Jefferson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2681 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=40689 Submitted by: SharonTMSI Article Title: Atlanta Constitution Article Date: April 5 1893 Article Description: Obituary David Meriwether Article Text: Louisville, Ky., April 4 – The Hon. David Merriwether died this morning at his home in Jefferson county. His career in politics was a remarkable one. He was born October 30, 1800, in Virginia, and came to Kentucky when a boy. He was thirteen times elected a member of the Kentucky Legislature and was once speaker of the house. He was a member of the constitutional convention of 1849-50. In June 1852, he was elected United States senator to succeed Henry Clay and served until December. From 1853-1857 he was territorial governor of New Mexico. He closed his political career in Kentucky in 1885, when he was defeated for the legislature. He leaves a large family. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com