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James Andrew Meeks

James Andrew Meeks served as a representative for Illinois (1933-1939).

  • Democratic
  • Illinois
  • District 18
  • Former
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Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Illinois

Representing constituents across the Illinois delegation.

District District 18

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 1933-1939

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

James Andrew Meeks (born March 7, 1864) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. He represented Illinois’s 18th congressional district and is recorded as a historical member of Congress who served during the 1930s.

Meeks served as a U.S. Representative from March 9, 1933, to January 3, 1939. During this period, he completed three terms in the House of Representatives. His tenure in Congress marked his role in national legislative affairs as a Democratic representative of Illinois’s 18th district.

After leaving office in 1939, James Andrew Meeks was no longer in public office at the federal level, and he is listed as a former member of Congress. Further details about his committee assignments, personal life, or activities outside his congressional service are not provided in the available records.

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