Charles Meredyth (died 1700)

Anglo-Irish politician

Sir Charles Meredyth (died November 1700) was an Anglo-Irish politician who was Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland.

He was the son of Sir Robert Meredyth and Anne Ussher.

Meredyth sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin from 1661 to 1666. He was knighted in Ireland on 4 Sep 1664 and made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in August 1671. In 1674 he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, serving in the role until 1687 when he was replaced by the Roman Catholic Bruno Talbot by James II. He was reinstated to the position by William III in 1690. He represented the Gowran constituency from 1692 to 1693. He surrendered the office of Chancellor in 1695 and died in England five years later.

References

Kenny, Colum (2015). "Meredith (Meredyth), Robert". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
McGrath, Charles Ivar Vincent, The Irish Revenue System: Government and Administration, 1689-1702 (Queen Mary and Westfield College, 1997), p.137 (Retrieved 28 October 2022).
E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.107 (Retrieved 28 October 2022).

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded byPeter Wybrants Roger Brereton	Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin 1661-1666 With: Sir Francis Butler	Succeeded byDarby Long Daniel Doran
Preceded byRichard Butler Robert Fielding	Member of Parliament for Gowran 1692-1693 With: George Warburton	Succeeded byEdward May Joseph Stepney
Political offices
Preceded byRichard Jones	Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland 1674–1687	Succeeded byBruno Talbot
Preceded byBruno Talbot	Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland 1690-1695	Succeeded byPhilip Savage

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