Richard Gorges-Meredyth
Sir Richard Gorges-Meredyth, 1st Baronet (7 May 1735 – September 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician and baronet.
Born Richard Gorges, son and heir of Hamilton Gorges, MP for Swords. On his marriage in 1775 to Mary, daughter and heir of , he assumed the additional name of Meredyth before that of Gorges.[1]
Gorges-Meredyth represented Enniskillen in the Irish House of Commons between 1768 and 1776.[2] In 1787 he was created a Baronet, of Catharines Grove in the Baronetage of Ireland. He sat in the Commons for Naas from 1787 to 1790.[3]
He died without male issue, when his title became extinct. He was the grandfather of William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney.
References[]
- ^ George E Cockayne, The Complete Baronetage Vol V. Page 424.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.92 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.92 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).
Categories:
- 1735 births
- 1821 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Irish MPs 1783–1790
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Fermanagh constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies