Thomas Meredyth

Lieutenant-General Thomas Meredyth (or Meredith) was an Irish officer of the British Army.

Biography

The second son of Arthur Meredyth of Dollardstown, county Meath, Meredyth was initially entered at Gray's Inn, but changed to a military career.[1] He served under King William III as a cavalry officer in Flanders during the War of the Grand Alliance,[2] and on 23 April 1691 he was promoted to the rank of captain in the 3rd Horse, later 2nd Dragoon Guards.[3] He was afterwards rewarded with the rank of lieutenant-colonel,[2] and on 1 June 1701 was appointed Adjutant-General of the Forces[4] with promotion to the brevet rank of colonel of Horse.[5] On the augmentation of the army in the beginning of 1702, he was commissioned to raise a corps of infantry, later the 37th Regiment of Foot, of which he was appointed colonel. He accompanied his regiment to the Netherlands in 1703, served at the battles of Schellenberg and Blenheim in 1704,[2] and was promoted to brigadier-general on 25 August 1704.[6][7] He commanded a brigade under the Duke of Marlborough in 1705, in the expedition up the Moselle, and at the forcing of the French lines at Eliksem and Neer-Hespen.[2][6] On 1 January 1707 he was promoted to the rank of major-general,[8] and on 1 January 1709 to that of lieutenant-general.[9] He was appointed Governor of Tynemouth Castle on 20 February 1708[10] and on 1 May 1710 he was appointed colonel of the 21st Fusiliers.[6][11] Meredyth was dismissed from his offices in December 1710 for his opposition to the Tory government, but he was reinstated in 1714, with appointments as Governor of Londonderry, member of the Irish Privy Council,[1] and on 4 October, colonel of the 20th Regiment. He died on 19 June 1719.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Stuart Handley, MEREDYTH, Thomas (aft.1661-1719), of Chelsea, Mdx. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715 (2002).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Twentieth, or the East Devonshire Regiment of Foot (1848) p. 62–63.
  3. Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661–1714, vol. III (1896) p. 181.
  4. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. IV (1898) p. 264.
  5. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. IV, p. 265.
  6. 1 2 3 Cannon, Historical Record of the Twenty-First Regiment, or Royal North British Fusiliers (1849) p. 55.
  7. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. V (1902) p. 17.
  8. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. V, p. 159.
  9. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. VI (1904) p. 17.
  10. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. VI, p. 180.
  11. Dalton, English Army Lists, vol. VI, p. 98.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by
Arthur Meredyth
Francis Osborne
Member of Parliament for Navan
1703–1713
With: Arthur Meredyth
Succeeded by
Henry Meredyth
Nathaniel Preston
Preceded by
Sir Arthur Shaen
Sir James Jeffreys
Member of Parliament for Lismore
1715–1719
With: Sir Arthur Shaen
Succeeded by
Sir Arthur Shaen
Sir John Osborne
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Laurence Alcock
Robert Orme
Member of Parliament for Midhurst
1709–1710
With: Laurence Alcock
Succeeded by
Laurence Alcock
Robert Orme
Military offices
Preceded by
Regiment raised
Colonel of Meredyth's Regiment of Foot
1702–1710
Succeeded by
William Windress
Preceded by
Viscount Mordaunt
Colonel of the North British Fuzileers
1710
Succeeded by
The Earl of Orrery
Preceded by
John Newton
Colonel of Meredyth's Regiment of Foot
1714–1719
Succeeded by
William Egerton
Court offices
Preceded by
William Walsh
Gentleman of the Horse
1708–1710
Succeeded by
Conyers Darcy
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