Sir Richard Gorges-Meredyth, 1st Baronet (7 May 1735 – September 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician and baronet.
Born Richard Gorges, son and heir of Hamilton Gorges, MP for Swords. On his marriage in 1775 to Mary, daughter and heir of Arthur Meredyth, he assumed the additional name of Meredyth before that of Gorges.
Gorges-Meredyth represented Enniskillen in the Irish House of Commons between 1768 and 1776. In 1787 he was created a Baronet, of Catharines Grove in the Baronetage of Ireland. He sat in the Commons for Naas from 1787 to 1790.
He died without male issue, when his title became extinct. He was the grandfather of William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney.
References
- George E Cockayne, The Complete Baronetage Vol V. Page 424.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.92 (Retrieved 22 February 2016).
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHon. William Cole Richard Gorges |
Member of Parliament for Enniskillen 1768–76 With: Richard Gorges (1768) Armar Lowry (1768–1769) Bernard Smyth Ward (1769–1771) Hugh Henry Mitchell (1771–1776) |
Succeeded bySir Archibald Acheson, Bt. John Leigh |
| Preceded byJohn Bourke Hugh Carleton |
Member of Parliament for Naas 1787–90 With: John Bourke |
Succeeded byJohn Bourke John Bourke |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Catharines Grove) 1787–1821 |
Extinct |
- 1735 births
- 1821 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Irish MPs 1783–1790
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Fermanagh constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies
- Meredyth family