Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath (c. 1691 – 24 November 1772) was an

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peer. The second surviving son of

Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath Privy Council of Ireland, PC (I) (c. 1645 – 1 April 1715), styled Hon. Chambré Brabazon from 1652 to 1707, was an Irish nobleman and politician. Education and offices He was the third son of Edward Bra ...

and Juliana Chaworth, he sat for Dublin County from 1715, when his elder brother was called up to the

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, to 1758. In 1763, he succeeded his brother as

Earl of Meath Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High Sheri ...

. Around 1720, he married Martha (d. 24 April 1762), daughter of Rev. William Collins. Upon his death in 1772, he was succeeded by his eldest son

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. He and Martha had a younger son William who married Katherine Gifford of Aghern,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meath, Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of 1691 births 1772 deaths Brabazon, Edward Brabazon, Edward Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies

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