Sir Roger Meredith, 5th Baronet (c. 1677 – 31 December 1738) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1727 to 1734. Meredith was the son 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 ...

and his wife Susanna Skippon, daughter of

Philip Skippon Major-General Philip Skippon ( – 20 February 1660) was an English army officer and politician. He fought for the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War as a senior officer in the New Model Army. Prior to the war, Skippon fought in ...

of Foulsham Norfolk. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his brother Sir Richard Meredith in 1723.John Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3''
/ref> In 1727, Meredith was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for

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and held the seat to 1734. Meredith lived at

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 ...

in Kent. ''Parishes: Leeds'', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5 (1798), pp. 478-502. Date accessed: 18 November 2010
/ref> He died in December 1738 and was buried at Leeds church, Kent in January 1739 having a monument erected to his memory. British Archaeological Association. Journal of the British Archaeological Association (Volume 49). (page 28 of 34)
/ref> Meredith married Maria Gott, widow of Samuel Gott and daughter of Francis Tyssen of Shacklewell. They had no children and on his death, the baronetcy became extinct. He devised his estates to his niece Susanna Meredith, daughter of his brother colonel Henry Meredith.

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1670s births 1738 deaths British MPs 1727–1734 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Baronets in the Baronetage of England People from Leeds, Kent {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub