George Meader was a politician from the U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

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Meader was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Benton Harbor, Michigan

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 and attended the public schools of various cities in Michigan. He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University

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 from 1923 to 1925 and graduated from the University of Michigan

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, A.B.

Bachelor's degree

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 in 1927 and from the University of Michigan Law School

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, J.D.

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 in 1931. He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1932 and commenced the practice of law in Ann Arbor

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. He served as prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw County

Washtenaw County, Michigan

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 from 1941 to 1943. He was assistant counsel to the United States Senate

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 special committee investigating the national defense program from July 1, 1943 to October 1, 1945, and chief counsel from October 1, 1945 to July 15, 1947. He practiced law from 1948 to 1950 and was chief counsel of the United States Senate Banking and Currency subcommittee investigating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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 in 1950.

In 1948, Meader made an unsuccessful run to defeat incumbent U.S. Representative Earl C. Michener

Earl C. Michener

Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...

 in the Republican

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 primary election. In 1950, after Michener retired, Meader won both the Republican primary and the general election to be elected from Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Michigan's 2nd congressional district

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 to the 82nd United States Congress

82nd United States Congress

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. He was subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1965.

In 1964, Meader lost the general election to Democrat Wes E. Vivian. In 1966, he lost in the Republican primary to Marvin L. Esch

Marvin L. Esch

Marvin Leonel Esch was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and a member of the Republican Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977 before unsuccessfully seeking a seat in the United States Senate in the 1976 election...

, who went on to defeat Vivian in the general election. He then served as associate counsel on the Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress from March 1965 to April 1967 and chief counsel until September 1968.

Meader resumed private practice of law and served as staff counsel of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations from 1971 to 1975. He was a resident of Washington, D.C.

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 until his death. He was a member of Kiwanis

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