▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁L achine ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Her ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁journey ▁from ▁L achine ▁to ▁York ▁Factory ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Be aver ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁uncertain ▁Category : 1 8 5 3 ▁death s ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁London ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁women ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁di ar ists ▁Category : B rit ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁Kid der ▁Me ade , ▁Jr . ▁( J uly ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ) ▁was ▁Virginia ▁lawyer , ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁and ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Senate ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁U . S . ▁minister ▁to ▁Brazil ▁under ▁President ▁James ▁Buch an an ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Virginia ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Early ▁and ▁family ▁life ▁Me ade ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Frederick ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mary ▁Fitz h ugh ▁G ry mes ▁Rand olph ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Richard ▁Kid der ▁Me ade ▁( 1 7 4 6 – 1 8 0 5 ) ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁General ▁Washington