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Representative James Andrew Meeks

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

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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.