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Irish politician (1758–1830)

William Meeke
Member of Parliament for Penryn
In office
1796-1800
1801–1802
Personal details
Born(1758-01-03)3 January 1758
Died15 July 1830(1830-07-15) (aged 72)
Spouse Mary Kelly ​(m. 1807)
EducationEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Downing College, Cambridge

William Meeke (3 January 1758 – 15 July 1830) was a Member of Parliament for Callan in the Irish Parliament from 1790 to 1797 and for Penryn, Cornwall, firstly in the House of Commons of Great Britain (1796–1800) and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1801–1802).

The son of Joseph Easton Meeke of Rotherhithe by his wife Suffina, he was educated at Charterhouse School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge from 1800 to 1807, when he married Mary Kelly. His sister Elizabeth married the MP Samuel Farmer.

References

  1. "Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. "Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. "Meeke, William (MK776W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. "Meeke, William (1758–1830), of Beddington, Surr., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded bySir Francis Basset
Richard Glover
Member of Parliament for Penryn
1796–1800
With: Thomas Wallace
Succeeded byParliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byParliament of Great Britain Member of Parliament for Penryn
1801–1802
With: Thomas Wallace
Succeeded bySir Stephen Lushington
Sir John Nicholl


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