Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet (died 1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1656 to 1659.
Meredith was the son of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet of Leeds Abbey, Kent and his wife Susanna Barker of London. He was educated at Queens College, Cambridge and admitted at Gray's Inn
on 10 March 1649.
In 1656, Meredith was elected Member of Parliament
for Kent
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
and in 1659 he was elected MP for Sandwich
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
.
Meredith succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1675 and lived at Leeds Castle. He died in 1679 and was buried at Leeds Church on 5 September 1679.
Meredith married Susanna, Skippon daughter of Philip Skippon
, of Foulsham, Norfolk, in 1655. His sons William, Richard (a certified lunatic) and Roger
succeeded successively to the baronetcy. Roger and another son Thomas
were also Members of Parliament.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1656 to 1659.
Meredith was the son of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet of Leeds Abbey, Kent and his wife Susanna Barker of London. He was educated at Queens College, Cambridge and admitted at Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
on 10 March 1649.
In 1656, Meredith was elected 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 Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
in the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
and in 1659 he was elected MP for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
.
Meredith succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1675 and lived at Leeds Castle. He died in 1679 and was buried at Leeds Church on 5 September 1679.
Meredith married Susanna, Skippon daughter of Philip Skippon
Philip Skippon
Philip Skippon was an English soldier, who fought in the English Civil War.-To 1638:...
, of Foulsham, Norfolk, in 1655. His sons William, Richard (a certified lunatic) and Roger
Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet
Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734.Meredith was the son of Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet and his wife Susanna Skippon, daughter of Philip Skippon of Foulsham Norfolk...
succeeded successively to the baronetcy. Roger and another son Thomas
Thomas Meredith (MP)
Thomas Meredith was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1701.Thomas Meredith was the son of Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet, of Leeds Abbey, Kent, and his wife Susanna, daughter of Philip Skippon. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and entered Inner...
were also Members of Parliament.