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John Myddelton

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Welsh landowner and politician

Chirk Castle

John Myddelton (1685 – 9 April 1747), of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was a Welsh landowner and politician.

He was born the younger son of Richard Myddelton of Shrewsbury and inherited his father's estates, including Chirk Castle, when his elder brother Robert died young and unmarried in 1733.

He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Denbigh Boroughs on 27 April 1733 – 1741 and Denbighshire in 1741 – 23 February 1742.

He died in 1747. He had married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London, with whom he had 2 sons and 2 daughters and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard, also an MP for Denbigh.

References

  1. "MYDDELTON, John (1685-1747), of Chirk Castle, Denb. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded byRobert Myddelton Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs
1733–1741
Succeeded byJohn Wynn
Preceded bySir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Bt Member of Parliament for Denbighshire
1741–1742
Succeeded bySir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 3rd Bt


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