Iredell Meares (December 15, 1856 - September 1931) was a lawyer, public speaker, and politician in North Carolina. His obituary describes him as one of lower Cape Fear's most colorful characters.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina into a prominent family. His family's finances were wrecked by the Civil War and father died in 1871.[2]
A Democrat, he became an independent, then a Republican, and ran for governor as a Progressive.[2]
He reportedly sent his co-counsel a poem in lieu of a fee.[3] He served as deputy of customs in Wilmington.[4] He testified on the proposed establishment of a Department of Education in Washington D.C. He was a lawyer for the Sentinels of the Republic.[5]
He was a Progressive Party candidate in the 1912 North Carolina gubernatorial election.[6] Later in his career he worked in Washington D.C.[1]
He owned two Albert Rosenthal etchings, one of James Iredell.[7]
He was married to Josephine Meares. They had a daughter. He died September 1931 in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1]
Writings[edit]
- "An Address on the Administration of the Law; Delivered at the Laying of the Corner-stone of the New Courthouse for New Hanover County, at Wilmington, N.C., April 21st, 1892"[8]
- "Mix Brains and Ballots; Day for Intellectual Voting" (1908)[9]
- "Bank Deposit Guaranty; An Opposition View" (1908)[10]
- "Mr. Taft's Judicial Decisions as They Relate to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Labor Strikes" (1908)[11]
- "Is the South to be Humiliated?; An Appeal to Southern Manhood" (1908)[12]
- "Presidents who Have Visited Wilmington, N.C.; Washington, Monroe, Polk, Fillmore, Taft : Souvenir, November 9, 1909"[13]
- "God Not in the Covenant; The League of Nations Doomed on the Day the Conference Met" (1920)[14]
- The Trading with the Enemy Act; As Enacted and Amended, with Annotations : Addendum and Appendix Comprising Data Relating to the Act Star Publishing 1924[15][16][17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Iredell Meares Taken By Death". The Charlotte Observer. 1931-09-16. p. 19. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b "History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography, by special staff of writers". Lewis Publishing Company. November 8, 1919 – via Google Books.
- ^ "North Carolina Law Journal". Dennis & Company. November 8, 1900 – via Google Books.
- ^ "House documents". November 8, 1888 – via Google Books.
- ^ Education, United States Congress House Committee on (November 8, 1928). "Hearings" – via Google Books.
- ^ Connor, Robert Digges Wimberly (November 8, 1915). "A Manual of North Carolina". North Carolina Historical Commission – via Google Books.
- ^ Association, American Library (November 8, 1906). "A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and Periodicals". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1892). An Address on the Administration of the Law: Delivered at the Laying of the Corner-stone of the New Courthouse for New Hanover County, at Wilmington, N.C., April 21st, 1892.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1908). Mix Brains and Ballots: Day for Intellectual Voting.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1908). Bank Deposit Guaranty: An Opposition View.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1908). Mr. Taft's Judicial Decisions as They Relate to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Labor Strikes. Observer Print.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1908). Is the South to be Humiliated?: An Appeal to Southern Manhood ...
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1909). Presidents who Have Visited Wilmington, N.C.: Washington, Monroe, Polk, Fillmore, Taft : Souvenir, November 9, 1909.
- ^ Meares, Iredell (1920). God Not in the Covenant: The League of Nations Doomed on the Day the Conference Met.
- ^ Meares, Iredell; States, United (1924). The Trading with the Enemy Act: As Enacted and Amended, with Annotations : Addendum and Appendix Comprising Data Relating to the Act. Star Publishing Company.
- ^ Schuyler, Robert Livingston (1925). "Review of The Trading with the Enemy Act". Columbia Law Review. 25 (6): 855. doi:10.2307/1113899. ISSN 0010-1958. JSTOR 1113899.
- ^ Borchard, Edwin M. (1925). "Review of The Trading with the Enemy Act, as enacted and amended". American Bar Association Journal. 11 (6): 368. ISSN 0002-7596. JSTOR 25709285.