William Meeke
William Meeke (3 January 1758 – 15 July 1830) was a Member of Parliament for Callan in the Irish Parliament from 1790 to 1797[1] 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).[2]
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.[3][4]
References
- "Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- "Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)". Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- "Meeke, William (MK776W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- "Meeke, William (1758–1830), of Beddington, Surr., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 21 May 2015.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Francis Basset Richard Glover |
Member of Parliament for Penryn 1796–1800 With: Thomas Wallace |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Penryn 1801–1802 With: Thomas Wallace |
Succeeded by Sir Stephen Lushington Sir John Nicholl |
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