Meldrim, Peter Wiltberger, 1848-1933
Peter Wiltberger Meldrim, also known as P. W. Meldrim, (born December 4, 1848, Savannah, Georgia-died December 13, 1933, Savannah, Georgia), son of Ralph (1823-1882) and Jane Fawcett Meldrim (Ralph was a businessman in Savannah. His daughter, Margaret, married Thomas F. Thomson and was the grandmother of Meldrim Thomson, Jr., a former Governor of New Hampshire). He received his early education in the Savannah, Georgia, school system; he received his A.B., L.L.B., and LL.D. from the University of Georgia.
During the Civil War, Meldrim (at the age of 16) fought with local defenders of Savannah against General Sherman's forces. He began his successful law practice in Savannah in 1869. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Senate, a Mayor of Savannah, and president of the American Bar Association (1914-1915). He was a member of many social and philanthropic societies in Savannah and held office in most of them. From his youth, Meldrim was a member of the Georgia Hussars; he rose to the rank of Colonel of the 1st Regiment, Georgia Cavalry and became Brigadier-General of the Georgia National Guard. He also served as Major-General of the Georgia Division of Confederate Veterans.
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