John Chambré Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath KP PC (I) (9 April 1772 – 15 March 1851), was an

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peer. He was the third son of

Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath ( – 4 January 1790), styled Lord Brabazon from 1763 to 1772, was an Anglo-Irish peer. The elder son of Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath and Martha Collins, he sat for Wicklow County from 1745 to 1760. He t ...

, and Grace Leigh. He became Earl of Meath in 1797 after the death of his brother

William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath (6 July 1769 – 26 May 1797), styled Lord Brabazon from 1779 to 1790, was an Anglo-Irish peer. The second son of Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath and Grace Leigh, he became the heir apparent after the dea ...

, who was killed in a

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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 ...

from 1797 to 1851 and, from 1831 to 1851,

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. 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

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, giving him the automatic right to a seat in the British

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. He was appointed a Knight of the

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on 24 November 1831 and was invested as a member of the

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in 1833. On 31 December 1801, he married Lady Melosina Adelaide Meade, daughter of

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and Theodosia Hawkins-Magill, and had six children, including

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, who succeeded to the title.

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