William Meeke

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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)
Education Emmanuel 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 [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]

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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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 by 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