James Meacham (August 16, 1810 - December 3, 1856) was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Rutland, Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1832 and taught in the seminary at Castleton, Vermont. In addition, he attended the local academy at St. Albans, Vermont and attended Andover Theological Seminary where he studied for the ministry. He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1838, assuming his duties as pastor in New Haven, Vermont and served from 1839 to 1846. He also was a tutor and professor at Middlebury College 1846-1850. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) None[1] Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 45th  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... Middlebury College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college located in the rural New England shire town of Middlebury, Vermont, United States. ... Castleton, Vermont The Old Chapel, Castleton, Vermont Castleton is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... St. ... Andover Theological Seminary, now part of Andover Newton Theological School, is the oldest graduate school of theology in the United States. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... New Haven, Vermont New Haven is a town located in Addison County, Vermont. ...

Meacham was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George P. Marsh. He was reelected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses, and elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and served from December 3, 1849, until his death in Rutland, Vermont in 1856. He served as chairman, Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-fourth Congress). He was buried in West Cemetery, Middlebury, Vermont. ...

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress