Meyrick Baronets
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The Meyrick Baronetcy, of Bush in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 May 1880 for Thomas Meyrick
, Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Pembroke
from 1868 to 1874. Born John Charlton, he had assumed by Royal license the surname of Meyrick (which was that of his maternal grandfather) in lieu of his patronymic in 1858. As of 2007 the presumed fifth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
The family surname is pronounced "Merrick".
Thomas Meyrick
Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Baronet , known as Thomas Charlton until 1858, was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament....
, Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Pembroke
Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency)
Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...
from 1868 to 1874. Born John Charlton, he had assumed by Royal license the surname of Meyrick (which was that of his maternal grandfather) in lieu of his patronymic in 1858. As of 2007 the presumed fifth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
The family surname is pronounced "Merrick".
Meyrick Baronets, of Bush (1880)
- Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Baronet (1837-1921)
- Sir Frederick Charlton Meyrick, 2nd Baronet (1862-1932)
- Sir Thomas Frederick Meyrick, 3rd Baronet (1899-1983)
- Sir David John Charlton Meyrick, 4th BaronetJohn MeyrickSir David John Charlton Meyrick, 4th Baronet was a British agriculturalist and rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics....
(1926-2004) - Sir Timothy Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 5th Baronet (b. 1963)