Thomas Madryn was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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in 1654. He fought in the

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army in the

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. Madryn was the son of either Robert Madryn, High Sheriff in 1603 or Griffith Madryn, High Sheriff in 1633. He was a J.P. for Carnarvonshire and was

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in 1642. In the Civil War, he was a colonel in the Parliamentary army. He was High Sheriff of Carnarvonshire again in 1648 and 1649. He was appointed commissioner for sequestration in North Wales on 18 February 1650 and held the position until 1659. He was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Anglesey on 27 July 1653.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1654, Madryn was elected

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for Carnarvonshire in the

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. He stood for parliament again for Carnarvonshire in 1659 and petitioned after being unsuccessful. Following the Restoration, Madryn was High Sheriff of Carnarvonshire again in 1666.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales 17th-century Welsh politicians English MPs 1654–1655 Roundheads {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub