Sir Sidney Meadows (c. 1699 – 15 November 1792) was a British Member of Parliament.

Biography

He was the eldest son of the diplomat Sir Philip Meadowes (d.1757), of Brompton, Kensington, and his wife Dorothy, daughter of

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. On 2 June 1742 he married Jemima, daughter of Charles Montagu of Durham and granddaughter of

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; they had no children. Edward Montagu (1692–1776), of Sandleford, was a brother-in-law.

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MEADOWS, Sidney (c.1699-1792), of Conholt, nr. Andover, Hants.
in ''

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: the House of Commons 1715-1754'' (1970). Sir Sidney Meadows, by George Stubbs, RA, 1778, 32 x 40 inches, Royal Collection

Through the influence of his uncle

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, Meadows was returned to Parliament for Penryn in

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and for

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1727 Events January–March * January 1 – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return Gibraltar after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Britain ...

. In 1734 he was nominated Member for

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. All his recorded votes were against

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and he did not stand in

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. In 1757 he succeeded his father and in 1758 he was appointed

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, one of the judges (along with the

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) of the

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. He held this office until his death. By 1761, Sidney Meadows was Deputy Ranger of

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when Prime Minister

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was Ranger. Sidney's brother, Philip (d.1781), was Deputy Ranger of Windsor Park.

References

1690s births 1792 deaths British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Penryn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Truro Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Tavistock {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub