Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath
Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath (c. 1721 – 4 January 1790), styled Lord Brabazon from 1763 to 1772, was an Anglo-Irish peer.
The elder son of Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath and Martha Collins, he sat for County Wicklow from 1745 to 1760. He then sat for County Dublin from 1761 until he succeeded his father in the peerage in 1772.[1] He died on 4 January 1790 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, William.[1]
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin.[2] On 20 May 1758, he married Grace Leigh (d. 28 October 1812). Their children included:[1]
- Chaworth Brabazon, Lord Brabazon (18 August 1760 – December 1779)
- William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath (1769–1797), killed in a duel
- Lady Catherine Brabazon (c.1770 – 24 December 1847), married Reverend Francis Brownlow (1779–1847)
- John Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath (1772–1851), succeeded his brother
References
- 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. pp. 283–284.
- "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p88: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
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