There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meredith, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is dormant. The Meredith Baronetcy, of Stainsley in the County of Denbigh, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 August 1622 for Sir William Meredith Kt., of

Leeds Abbey Leeds Priory, also known as Leeds Abbey, was a priory in Leeds, Kent, England, that was founded in 1119 and dissolved in 1539. A mansion was later built on the site of the priory; it was demolished in the late 18th century. The site of the form ...

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; Treasurer and Paymaster of the Army under

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...

and

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

. The second Baronet sat as

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for

and

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. The fifth Baronet was member of parliament for Kent. The title became extinct on the death of the third son of the second Baronet in 1739. Thomas Meredith, a younger son of the second Baronet, briefly represented

in Parliament in 1701. The Meredith Baronetcy, of Marston in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 January 1639 for Amos Meredith,

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in Extraordinary to

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

and Commissioner of the Customs and Excise in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The third Baronet was a politician and served as Comptroller of the Household from 1774 to 1777. The title became dormant on his death in 1790. The Meredith Baronetcy, of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 November 1916 for the Canadian banker and philanthropist

Vincent Meredith Sir Henry Vincent Meredith, 1st Baronet (February 28, 1850 – February 24, 1929), was a Canadian banker and philanthropist. He was president of the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He was gove ...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1929. Meredith was the son of

John Walsingham Cooke Meredith * * John Walsingham Cooke Meredith (1809–1881) was an Irish–Canadian office holder and businessman, best remembered as the father of the ''Eight London Merediths''. He previously practised as a barrister and was a member of the first Eccentr ...

and the brother of Sir William Ralph Meredith,

Richard Martin Meredith Richard Martin Meredith (27 March 1847 – 20 May 1934) was a co-founder and the first Chancellor of The University of Western Ontario; vice-chancellor of Ontario; President of the High Court of the Supreme Court of Ontario and Chief Justice ...

, Thomas Graves Meredith and Charles Meredith.

Meredith baronets, of Stainsley (1622)

*Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet (–1675), of

Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Meredith, 2nd Baronet (died 1679) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1656 to 1659. Meredith was the son of Sir William Meredith, 1st Baronet of Leeds Abbey, Kent and his wife Susanna Barker of London. H ...

(died 1679), of

*Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet (–1681) *Sir Richard Meredith, 4th Baronet (died 1723) * Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet (–1738), youngest brother of the 3rd and 4th Baronets

Meredith baronets, of Marston (1639)

* Sir Amos Meredith, 1st Baronet (died 1669) *Sir William Meredith, 2nd Baronet (1665–1752) *

Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet (c. 1725 – 2 January 1790), was a British landowner who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1780. A Rockingham Whig, he served as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1765 to 1766. Early life Meredith was the so ...

(c. 1725–1790)

Meredith baronets, of Montreal (1916)

* Sir (Henry) Vincent Meredith, 1st Baronet (1850–1929)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meredith Dormant baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1622 establishments in England

Meredith baronets, of Stainsley (1622)

Meredith baronets, of Marston (1639)

Meredith baronets, of Montreal (1916)

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