Sir William Meredith of Henbury, 3rd Baronet

Biographical Summary

"MEREDITH, Sir William, 3rd Bt. (?1725-90), of Henbury, Cheshire and Pierrepont, Surr. - b. ?1725, 1st s. of Amos Meredith by Joanna, da. of Thomas Cholmondeley, M.P., of Vale Royal, Cheshire.1 educ. Westminster, Oct. 1738, aged 13; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 24 Mar. 1743, aged 18.2 unm. Sisters of his m. Lord Frederick Campbell, Barlow Trecothick, and Frederick Vane. suc. fa. 1745; gd.-fa. as 3rd Bt. Jan. 1752.

Offices Held

Ld. of Admiralty July 1765-Dec. 1766; P.C. 9 Mar. 1774; comptroller of the Household Mar. 1774-Dec. 1777."

SOURCE: The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790, ed. L. Namier, J. Brooke., 1964

Other References

• Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; Vol. II; page 439