Richard Myddelton ( – 20 December 1796), of

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, was a Welsh politician.

Early life

Myddelton was the only son of Richard Myddelton of

and Elizabeth ( Rushout) Myddelton (1730–1772). His younger sister, Charlotte Myddelton, married Robert Biddulph, a banker with

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. Another sister, Maria Myddelton, who married, as his second wife, Hon. Frederick West (a younger son of

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). His maternal grandparents were Lady Anne Compton (the sixth daughter of

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) and

Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet (6 February 16852 February 1775), of Northwick Park, Worcestershire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 55 years from 1713 to 1768. He was a supporter of Pulteney in opposition to Wal ...

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. His paternal grandparents were Mary ( Liddell) Myddelton and

John Myddelton 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 eld ...

, MP. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London.

Career

Myddelton was educated at

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, and matriculated at

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in 1781. He succeeded to his father's Welsh estates, including Chirk Castle, in 1795. He succeeded his father, unopposed, as a Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs in 1788 and, reportedly, never spoke in his first Parliament. He served until his death in 1796 and voted against Pitt on the

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. Upon his death while a sitting MP, he was replaced by

Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones, 1st Baronet FRS (1 September 1765 – 26 November 1811) of Stanley Hall, Shropshire, was a British politician. Early life Tyrwhitt was born on 1 September 1765. He was the eldest son of Captain John Tyrwhitt, RN, o ...

in January 1797.

Personal life

He died unmarried on 20 December 1796. Chirk Castle and some local land was inherited by his sister Charlotte, who had married Robert Biddulph and adopted the additional surname of Myddelton. The remaining property was divided between his other two sisters.

References

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Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Denbighshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 People educated at Eton College