John Meux [SEP] date of death
John Meux
Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet (died February 1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Meux was the son of Sir William Meux and his wife Winifred Barrington, daughter of Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet of Barrington Hall, Essex.
In April 1640, Meux was elected Member of Parliament for Newtown in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Newtown infor the Long Parliament
Meux baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meux, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both are extinct.
The Meux Baronetcy, of Kingston on the Isle of Wight, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 December 1641 for John Meux, Member of Parliament for Newtown. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1706.
The Meux Baronetcy, of Theobald's Park in the County of Hertford, was