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]
William Meeke | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Penryn | |
| In office 1796-1800 1801–1802 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1758 |
| Died | 15 July 1830 (aged 72) |
| Spouse |
Mary Kelly (m. 1807) |
| Education | Emmanuel College, Cambridge Downing College, Cambridge |
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 edit
- ^ "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) - ^ "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) - ^ "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.
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