Meredith Poindexter Gentry | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Abram P. Maury |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Peyton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | David W. Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Bugg |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1835–1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 15, 1809 Rockingham County, North Carolina |
| Died | November 2, 1866 (aged 57) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Saunders Gentry, Caledonia Brown Gentry |
| Children | Mary Gentry, Emily S. Gentry, Albert Gentry, Charles Gentry |
| Profession | planter, lawyer, politician, orator |
Meredith Poindexter Gentry (September 15, 1809 – November 2, 1866) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives.