Arthur Meredyth (March 1639 – 4 May 1732) was an Irish politician. Meredyth was the second son of Thomas Meredyth and Letitia Fortescue, and the grandson of Richard Meredith. He was High Sheriff of Meath in 1679 and 1682. Meredyth was the Member of Parliament for

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in the

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between 1692 and 1713, and again from 1715 to 1727.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.107 (Retrieved 30 October 2022). He married Dorothea Bingley in 1661 and a daughter and four sons, including Thomas Meredyth.

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