Sir John Meres (c.1660-15 February 1736) knight, FRS of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire was the director of a number of companies in the early 18th century, including the Charitable Corporation, the York Buildings Company, and Company of Mineral and Battery Works.
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John Meres was the second son (but main devisee) of Sir Thomas Meres, a Lincolnshire gentleman and for many years Member of Parliament for Lincoln and Anne de la Fontaine daughter and heiress of Erasmus de la Fontaine of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire.
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Following his election, Meres proposed that the company should borrow money from the Charitable Corporation, issuing bonds to it, but this fell through.
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