. ▁D rom go ole , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress . ▁ ▁When ▁Congress man ▁D rom go ole ▁died , ▁Me ade ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Th ir ti eth ▁Congress ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy . ▁V ot ers ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁re elect ed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - first ▁and ▁Th irty - second ▁Congress es . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁His ▁seat ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁John ▁Sing leton ▁Mill son . ▁Me ade ▁decl ined ▁President ▁Pier ce ' s ▁offer ▁as ▁charge ▁d ' aff airs ▁to ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁strong ▁supported ▁of ▁President ▁James ▁Buch an an , ▁who ▁reward ed ▁him ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁him ▁Minister ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁After ▁confirm ation ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate , ▁served ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁to ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁James ▁Watson ▁Web b . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln , ▁Me ade ▁returned ▁to ▁Virginia ▁and ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder acy . ▁His ▁older ▁sons ▁also ▁volunte ered ▁as ▁Confeder ates . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Richard ▁Kid