Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet (23 March 1655 – 29 April 1716), of

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, Denbighshire, was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the

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from 1685 to 1716. Myddelton was the fourth son of Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet of Chirk Castle and his first wife Mary Cholmondley, daughter of Thomas Cholmondley of Vale Royal, Cheshire. He matriculated at

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in 1670 and then travelled abroad. He succeeded to the

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e in the

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on the death of his brother

Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1651 – 5 February 1684) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1679 and 1681. Myddelton was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet and hi ...

in 1684. On 19 April 1686, he married Frances Whitmore widow of William Whitmore of Balmes. She was one of the Hampton Court Beauties and was the daughter of Sir Thomas Whitmore of Bridgnorth and his wife Hon. Frances Brooke. In 1684, Myddleton became Recorder and a common councilman for Denbigh and was appointed Custos Rotulorum for Denbighshire. He was

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of the Denbighshire Militia in 1684.Bryn Owen, ''History of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757–1908: Denbighshire and Flintshire (Part 1): Regiments of Militia'', Wrexham: Bridge Books, 1997, ISBN 1-872424-57-0, p. 12. He was an alderman from 1685 to April 1686. At the 1685 English general election, he was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament (MP) for

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...

. He was appointed

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for 1688, but was deprived of his posts as Recorder and Custos Rotulorum in 1688. He was returned again unopposed for Denbighshire at the 1689 English general election. In March 1690 he was restored to his post as Custos Rotulorum. Myddleton was returned as MP for Denbighshire at the

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and in 1695. He lost his post as Custos Rotulorum in 1696. On the accession of Queen Anne in 1702, he was restored to the post of Custos Rotulorum and was appointed steward of the lordship of Denbigh June. He held his Parliamentary seat until 1716. Myddelton died on 29 April 1716, and was buried at Chirk, his funeral costing £365 13s.7d. He and his wife had two daughters Frances and Mary and a son William.John Burke, John Bernard Burke ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies''
/ref> His daughter recorded that her father had possessed ‘the penetration and abilities of a statesman, the integrity and firmness of a patriot’ and also, that ‘as long as his health permitted, he was constant in his attendance in the service of the House’. His son William succeeded to the baronetcy, but on his death unmarried in 1718 it became extinct.

References

External links

Welsh Biography Online – Myddelton
1655 births 1716 deaths

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