Sir Charles Meredyth (died November 1700) was an

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politician who was

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

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as the

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for

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from 1661 to 1666. He was knighted in Ireland on 4 Sep 1664 and made a member of the

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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

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. He was reinstated to the position by

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in 1690. He represented the

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constituency from 1692 to 1693.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). He surrendered the office of Chancellor in 1695 and died in England five years later.

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Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...