Richard Mytton (1500/1501–1591) was an English politician.

Biography

Mytton was the son of William Mytton, of

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

, and Cecily, the daughter of Henry Delves of Doddington. The Myttons were an influential family in the locality. His father died in 1513, when Richard Mytton was twelve or thirteen years old. It is thought he became a ward of the 10th

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. He was a member of the

Inner Temple The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court and is a professional associations for barristers and judges. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wal ...

. He was

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

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in 1529;

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...

in 1539, 1545, March 1553, October 1553 and November 1554; and MP for

in 1542 and April 1554. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Shropshire This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of Shropshire The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the high sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibili ...

for 1543–44 and 1559–60 and

High Sheriff of Merionethshire This is a list of Sheriffs of Merionethshire (or Sheriffs of Meirionnydd). The historic county of Merioneth was originally created in 1284. The administrative county of Merioneth was created from the historic county under the Local Government Act ...

for 1546–47 and 1553–54. He was married three times, in 1517 a

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building * Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fin ...

was arranged to Anne, daughter of Edward Grey of Enville; to a daughter of Jenkin Piggott of

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; in 1513 to Eleanor, daughter of George Harborne and widow of Richard Beeston of

. He died on 26 November 1591, aged 90, and was buried at

St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury St Chad's Church occupies a prominent position in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. The current church building was built in 1792, and with its distinctive round shape and high tower it is a well-known landmark in the town. It faces Th ...

. He outlived his eldest son and grandson, and was succeeded by his great-grandson, also called Richard. His uncle, Adam Mytton, was also an MP for Shrewsbury.

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1500 births 1591 deaths Politicians from Shrewsbury High Sheriffs of Shropshire High Sheriffs of Merionethshire English MPs 1529–1536 English MPs 1539–1540 English MPs 1542–1544 English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 {{1529-England-MP-stub

Biography

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