Robert Meacham

American politician

This article is about the Reconstruction-era Florida politician. For the athlete, see Robert Meachem.

Robert Meacham

Born| 1835

Gadsden County, Florida

Died| February 27, 1902

Tampa, Florida

Occupation(s)| Minister, Politician
Political party| Republican
Spouse| Stella

Robert Meacham (1835–1902) was an educational, religious and political leader in Florida during and after Reconstruction.[1][2] An African-American, he was a slave in Quincy, Florida; one of the sons of his enslaver, he was educated by him. He purchased his freedom and that of his mother with money he had saved out of gratuities given to him by his father.[3] He helped to establish the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florida and acted as a minister.[1] He helped write Florida's new Constitution of 1868.[1]

In 1868 he was appointed clerk of the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Florida.[4] The following year he was named "superintendent of common schools". After a two-year term he became postmaster of Monticello, Florida, county seat of Jefferson County. In 1871 he was reappointed to the school position, renewed again when the two-year term ran out. He went on to win a seat in the Florida state legislature[2] as a state senator[5] serving from 1868 until 1879.[6] In 1880 he was made postmaster of Punta Gorda, Florida. He retired to Tampa in 1896, due to failing health, and died in 1902.[3]

His met his wife Stella, while both worked as servants in Tallahassee.[7] His daughter-in-law Christina Meacham (1865-1927) was a teacher and school principal in Tampa for whom the Meacham Early Childhood Center is named.[7]

## See also

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* William D. Bloxham
* African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

## References

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1. ^ a b c Jones, Maxine Deloris; Kevin M. McCarthy (1993). African Americans in Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. pp. 37. ISBN 1-56164-031-X.
2. ^ a b Lincove, David A.; Eric Foner (2000). Reconstruction in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Press. p. 309\. ISBN 0-313-29199-3.
3. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (1993). McDonough, Gary W. (ed.). The Florida Negro. A Federal Writers' Project Legacy. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 99–100\. ISBN 0878055886.99-100&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Mississippi&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=0878055886&rft.au=Federal+Writers'+Project&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Robert+Meacham" class="Z3988">
4. ^ "Collection of Robert Meacham Florida Documents". invaluable.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
5. ^ Ortiz, Paul (2006). Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in Florida from Reconstruction to the Bloody Elections of 1920. University of California Press. p. 24\. ISBN 0-520-23946-6.
6. ^ Foner, Eric (August 1, 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 147\. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
7. ^ a b African Americans in Florida by Maxine D. Jones and Kevin M. McCarthy Pineapple Press (1993) page 38

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