John Silva Meehan
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United StatesLived 1790 to 1863 · aged 73Fame42.0
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John Silva Meehan was an American publisher, printer, and newspaper editor. He served as the librarian of Congress from 1829 to 1861.
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1857 depiction of the USS Firefly
Masthead of The Columbian Star, October 23, 1824![1825 depiction of the U.S. Capitol. The Library of Congress would occupy a portion of the building until 1897.[26]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Capitol_of_the_U.S._at_Washington_1825_%28cropped%29.tif/lossy-page1-1280px-Capitol_of_the_U.S._at_Washington_1825_%28cropped%29.tif.jpg)
1825 depiction of the U.S. Capitol. The Library of Congress would occupy a portion of the building until 1897.[26]
Alexandre Vattemare's ineffective attempts at a transatlantic document exchange system frustrated Meehan.
Senator James Pearce served as Meehan's partner and ally for much of his tenure as librarian.
View of the library c. 1853, following rebuildingAbout this person
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Lived 1790 to 1863 · aged 73
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