He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 .
Meade was elected as a Democrat to the Forty - fourth Congress ( March 4 , 1875 -- March 3 , 1877 ) .
Meade was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 .
Meade was elected as a Democrat to the Forty - fourth Congress ( March 4 , 1875 -- March 3 , 1877 ) .