He showed a remarkable level of activity both within and outside Parliament, particularly during the reign of Charles II.
He was educated at Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, under Mr Gibson and was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge on 23 January 1651 aged 15.
He was returned unopposed as MP for Lincoln at the 1660 English general election for the Convention Parliament.
He was returned in a contest as MP for Lincoln at the 1681 English general election and also became a Justice of the Peace for Holland in 1681.
[2] After the Glorious Revolution, in October 1688, Meres was restored to the Commission of the Peace as JP for Lindsey and Kesteven and was Commissioner for assessment for Lincolnshire in 1689.
He was restored as deputy lieutenant for Lincolnshire in 1691 and was appointed a Commissioner for rebuilding St Paul's in 1692.
At the 1705 English general election, he was returned for Lincoln unopposed and voted against the Court candidate for Speaker on 25 October 1705.
He was involved in a scandal in 1711 as one of the commissioners for rebuilding St Paul's, who were accused of awarding a contract on a corrupt basis to Richard Jones against the wishes of Sir Christopher Wren.
[3] Meres died at his home in London on 9 July 1715 and was buried at Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire.