| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Southwark | 1722 – 12 Nov. 1723 |
Family and Education
bap. 10 May 1669, 1st s. of Sir George Meggott, brewer, of St. Olave’s by his 2nd w. Elizabeth. m. (lic. 15 Oct. 1690) Mary, da. of William Smith, coal merchant, of St. Saviour’s, Southwark, 2s. 4da. suc. fa. 1702.1Ex. inf. W. H. Challen.
Address
Main residence: Stoney Lane, St. Olave's, Southwark.
biography text
In Sunderland’s lists for the 1722 Parliament Meggott is put down for Southwark, which his father, a rich brewer in St. Olave’s, had contested unsuccessfully in 1695. Returned at the top of the poll, he became ‘ill of a fever’ during the election.2The Post Boy, 22-24 Mar. 1722. He died 12 Nov. 1723, leaving a half share in his two brewhouses to his wife, and the other to his son Smith Meggott,3PCC 173 Bolton. who subsequently traded in partnership with Robert Hucks.
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