John Chambré Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath
KP PC (I) (9 April 1772 – 15 March 1851), was an
Anglo-Irish peer.
He was the third son of
Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath, and Grace Leigh. He became Earl of Meath in 1797 after the death of his brother
William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath, who was killed in a
duel with a Captain Robert Gore. He became
Custos Rotulorum of County Wicklow
The Custos Rotulorum of County Wicklow was the highest civil officer in County Wicklow, Ireland. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow.
Incumbents
*1763–1772 Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath
*1772–1790 A ...
from 1797 to 1851 and, from 1831 to 1851,
Lord Lieutenant of County Dublin.
On 10 September 1831, by reason of his descent from the last
Viscount Chaworth
Viscount Chaworth, of Armagh in the County of Armagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 4 March 1628 for George Chaworth, who had earlier represented East Retford, Nottinghamshire and Arundel in the House of Commons. He was ...
, he was created Baron Chaworth in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom, giving him the automatic right to a seat in the British
House of Lords
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. He was appointed a Knight of the
Order of St Patrick on 24 November 1831 and was invested as a member of the
Privy Council of Ireland in 1833.
On 31 December 1801, he married Lady Melosina Adelaide Meade, daughter of
John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam
John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam (21 April 1744 – 19 October 1800), was an Anglo-Irish nobleman, known as Sir John Meade, 4th Baronet, until 1766. Elevated to the Peerage of Ireland, his debauchery and reckless spending led him to sell the ...
and
Theodosia Hawkins-Magill, and had six children, including
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
, who succeeded to the title.
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1772 births
1851 deaths
Knights of St Patrick
Lord-Lieutenants of Dublin
Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
10
Irish knights
Peers of the United Kingdom created by William IV