Philip Meadowes

Sir Philip Meadowes or Meadows (1672–1757) was an English politician and diplomat.

Early life He was baptised on 21 May 1672, the second son of Sir Philip Meadows of Chattisham, Suffolk, and his wife Constance Lucy. He studied at Trinity College, Oxford, matriculating 1689, and at Lincoln's Inn, which he entered in 1690. His position as Knight Marshal was bought from Lord Jersey. He returned to parliament as member for Truro in 1702, and was elected again for Tregony in 1705. and his "future brother-in-law" Richard Taylor (1719–1763). Philip Meadows' father, Philip Meadows (1679–1752), was Sheriff of Norwich in 1724 and Mayor of Norwich in 1734.

Sir Philip married Dorothy Boscawen, sister of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth. The wife of Sir Philip's nephew – the Hon. Admiral Edward Boscawen – was the Hon. Mrs Boscawen (1719–1805), a prominent member of the Blue Stockings Society. Also a member of the society was Sir Leonard Smelt who, like Meadows, had been a member of the court of King George II in 1720 when Meadows held the position of 'Comptroller of the Accounts of the Army' and Smelt held the position of 'Commissioner for Taking, Stating and Examining Debts Due to the Army'. In 1781, Smelt became Deputy Ranger of Richmond Park following the death that year of Sir Philip's son, Philip, who had held that position.

Sir Philip and Lady Meadows had three sons and five daughters, including: Sidney (1699–1792) Philip (1708–1781) Mary Meadows (1713–43)

Sir Philip later resided at Richmond, Surrey. He died at Brompton on 5 December 1757.