Meux Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meux, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.

The Meux Baronetcy, of Kingston on the Isle of Wight, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 December 1641 for John Meux
Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet
Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....

, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Newtown. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1706.

The Meux Baronetcy, of Theobald's Park
Theobalds House
Theobalds House , located in Theobalds Park, just outside Cheshunt in the English county of Hertfordshire, was a prominent stately home and royal palace of the 16th and early 17th centuries.- Early history :...

 in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for Henry Meux, head of Meux's Brewery
Meux's Brewery
Meux's Brewery Co Ltd was a London brewery owned by Sir Henry Meux. Established in 1764 the company was a major supplier of porter in the area. The company had several breweries around London and was eventually sold off in 1961.-Owners and mergers:...

. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1900. Valerie, Lady Meux, wife of the third Baronet, was a well-known socialite. After her husband's death in 1900 she devised a substantial part of her estates to her friend the Honourable Hedworth Lambton
Hedworth Meux
Admiral of the Fleet The Hon Sir Hedworth Meux GCB KCVO , formerly The Hon Hedworth Lambton was an English naval officer famous for bringing help to the British forces in the Siege of Ladysmith....

, who after Lady Meux's death in 1911 assumed the surname Meux.

Meux Baronets, of Kingston (1641)

  • Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War....

     (d. 1657)
  • Sir William Meux, 2nd Baronet (c. 1697)
  • Sir William Meux, 3rd Baronet (1683–1706)

Meux Baronets, of Theobald's Park (1831)

  • Sir Henry Meux, 1st Baronet (1770–1841)
  • Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet (1817–1883)
  • Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet (1856–1900)
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