Sir Philip Meadowes or Meadows (1672–1757) was an English politician and diplomat.

Life

He was baptised on 21 May 1672, the second son of Sir Philip Meadows of

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, Suffolk and his wife Constance Lucy. He studied at

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, matriculating 1689, and at Lincoln's Inn which he entered in 1690. Meadowes entered parliament as member for in 1698. He was a commissioner of excise from 1698 to 1700. He was on 2 July 1700 appointed

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of the king's household, and was knighted by William III on 23 December 1700 at

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. His position as Knight Marshal was bought from

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. He returned to parliament as member for in 1702, and was elected again for Tregony in 1705. In December 1706 Meadowes succeeded James Stanhope as envoy to Holland. He was in 1707 despatched on a special mission to

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, and during his absence was appointed controller of army accounts; in November 1708 he presented a memorial to the Emperor in favour of the Protestants of

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. He was succeeded by Lord Raby in August 1709. Later Meadowes resided at

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. He died at Brompton on 5 December 1757.

Family

Meadowes married Dorothy Boscawen, sister of

Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth (pronounced "Boscowen") ( ; ca. 1680 – 25 October 1734), was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage ...

. They had three sons and five daughters, including: * Sidney (1699-1792) * Philip (1708–1781)

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Meadowes, Philip 1672 births 1757 deaths English MPs 1698–1700 People from Babergh District Ambassadors of Great Britain to the Holy Roman Emperor Members of the Parliament of England for Truro English MPs 1702–1705 English MPs 1705–1707