Amos Meredith


Sir Amos Meredith was an English baronet.

Biography

He was the son and heir of Edward Ameredeth of Marston, Tamerton Foliot; the family was distantly related to Bishop Richard Meredith whose descendants were baronets in Ireland. He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on 2 June 1639 but never appears to have had seisin of any land in Nova Scotia. During the Civil War he was colonel of a troop of Horse and governor of Exmouth in the Royalist cause, and on the Restoration he was made a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He was Member of Parliament for Ballynakill from 1661 to 1666 and a commissioner of Customs and Excise in Ireland. He died on 5 December 1669 and was succeeded by his son William.