Lloyd Meeds

Edwin Lloyd Meeds ( born December 11, 1927 in Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana; † August 17, 2005 in Church Creek, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1965 and 1979 he represented the State of Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Lloyd Meeds first attended the common schools. During his high school period, he moved with his parents in 1944 to Monroe in Washington State. There he completed in 1946 the high school. Between 1946 and 1947 Meeds served in the U.S. Navy. Subsequently, he continued his education until 1950 at the Everett Junior College. Between 1950 and 1954 he was co-manager of a gas station. After a subsequent law degree from Gonzaga University and his in 1958 was admitted as a lawyer, he was 1958-1960 Deputy District Attorney in Spokane and in Snohomish County. He then worked until 1962 as a private lawyer before he was between 1962 and 1964 the district prosecutor in Snohomish County.

Politically, Meeds member of the Democratic Party. From 1960 to 1962 he led its youth organization in Snohomish County. In this district, he was also on the board of the party. In the congressional elections of 1964 he was in the second electoral district of his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Alfred Westland on January 3, 1965. After six re- election he was able to complete in Congress until 3 January 1979 seven contiguous legislatures. In this time were, among others, the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. In addition, at that time the 25th and the 26th Amendment to the Constitution were adopted in Congress. In the House of Representatives to Meeds been concentrated on environmental and educational issues.

In 1978, Lloyd Meeds renounced another candidacy. In the following years he practiced law in the federal capital Washington. He died on 17 August 2005 in Church Creek.