Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet
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Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet (c. 1677 – 31 December 1738) 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. He succeeded to the baronetcy
on the death of his brother Sir Richard Meredith in 1723.
In 1727, Meredith was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Kent
and held the seat to 1734.
Meredith lived at Leeds Abbey in Kent. He died in December 1738 and was buried at Leeds church, Kent in January 1739 having a handsome monument erected to his memory.
Meredith married Maria Gott, widow of Samuel Gott and daughter of Francis Tyssen of Shacklewell. They had no children and on his death, the baronetcy became extinct. He devised his estates to his niece Susanna Meredith, daughter of his brother colonel Henry Meredith.
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 1727 to 1734.
Meredith was the son of Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet
Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet
Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet 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...
and his wife 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. He succeeded to the baronetcy
Meredith Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meredith, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
on the death of his brother Sir Richard Meredith in 1723.
In 1727, 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,...
(MP) 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...
and held the seat to 1734.
Meredith lived at Leeds Abbey in Kent. He died in December 1738 and was buried at Leeds church, Kent in January 1739 having a handsome monument erected to his memory.
Meredith married Maria Gott, widow of Samuel Gott and daughter of Francis Tyssen of Shacklewell. They had no children and on his death, the baronetcy became extinct. He devised his estates to his niece Susanna Meredith, daughter of his brother colonel Henry Meredith.