Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet (died 1679) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1656 to 1659. Meredith was the son of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet of

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, Kent and his wife Susanna Barker of London. John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''"> John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''
/ref> He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and admitted at

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on 10 March 1649. In 1656, Meredith was elected

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for

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in the

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and in 1659 he was elected MP for

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in the

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. 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

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, of Foulsham, Norfolk, in 1655. His sons William, Richard (a certified lunatic) and

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succeeded successively to the baronetcy. Roger and another son

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were also Members of Parliament.David Hayton, Eveline Cruickshanks, Stuart Handley ''The House of Commons, 1690-1715, Volume 1''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meredith, Richard 1679 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 Year of birth missing Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge People from Leeds, Kent