Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath ( – 4 January 1790), styled Lord Brabazon from 1763 to 1772, was an

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peer. The elder son of Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath and Martha Collins, he sat for

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from 1745 to 1760. He then sat for

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from 1761 until he succeeded his father in the peerage in 1772. He died on 4 January 1790 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, William. He was educated at

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."Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/ Thomas Ulick Sadleir p88: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 On 20 May 1758, he married Grace Leigh (d. 28 October 1812), daughter of John Leigh of Rosegarland,

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. Their children included: * Chaworth Brabazon, Lord Brabazon (18 August 1760 – December 1779) *

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 deat ...

(1769–1797), killed in a duel * Lady Catherine Brabazon (c.1770 – 24 December 1847), married Reverend Francis Brownlow (1779–1847) * John Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath (1772–1851), succeeded his brother

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