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Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath

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Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath (c. 1691 – 24 November 1772) was an Anglo-Irish peer.

The second surviving son of Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath and Juliana Chaworth, he sat for County Dublin from 1715, when his elder brother was called up to the Irish House of Lords, to 1758. In 1763, he succeeded his brother as Earl of Meath.[1]

Around 1720, he married Martha (d. 24 April 1762), daughter of Rev. William Collins. Upon his death in 1772, he was succeeded by his eldest son Anthony. He and Martha had a younger son William who married Katherine Gifford of Aghern, County Cork.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1893). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (L to M). Vol. 5 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 283.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Dublin
1715–1758
With: John Allen 1715–1717
William Domvile 1717–1727
Sir Compton Domvile 1727–1758
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Unknown Custos Rotulorum of County Wicklow
1763–1772
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Meath
1763–1772
Succeeded by