Richard Myddelton | |
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_-_Richard_Myddelton_(1726%25E2%2580%25931795)%2c_MP_-_1171184_-_National_Trust.jpg) Portrait of Myddelton, byFrancis Cotes,c. 1762 | |
| Member of Parliament forDenbigh Boroughs | |
| In office 1747–1788 | |
| Preceded by | John Wynn |
| Succeeded by | Richard Myddelton II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1726-03-26)26 March 1726 |
| Died | March 1795(1795-03-00) (aged 68–69) |
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| Children | 5, includingRichard |
| Parent | John Myddelton |
| Residence | Chirk Castle |
| Education | Eton School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Richard Myddelton (26 March 1726 – March 1795), ofChirk Castle,Denbighshire, was a Welsh landowner and politician.
He was the eldest son of two sons and two daughters born to Mary (née Liddell) Myddelton andJohn Myddelton, MP of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire. His father, the younger son of Richard Myddelton ofShrewsbury, inherited his father's estates, including Chirk Castle,[a] when his elder brotherRobert died young and without issue in 1733.[1][2] His maternal grandfather was Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London.[3]
He was educated atEton School from 1739 to 1743, and matriculated atSt John's College, Oxford in 1744.[4] He succeeded to his father's Welsh estates, including Chirk Castle, in 1747.[3]
He was aMember of Parliament (MP) forDenbigh Boroughs from 1747 to 1788. He also acted asLord Lieutenant of Denbighshire from 1748 to his death and ascustos rotulorum of Denbighshire from 1749 to death. As Lord Lieutenant he took personal command of theDenbighshire Militia for the first two years after it was reformed in 1760.[5] Other position held by Myddelton included steward of the lordship of Denbigh from 1748 to death, steward of theLordship of Bromfield and Yale from 1749 to death and Recorder of Denbigh from 1749 to death.[3]
Myddelton was thrice married. On 14 March 1761, he married Elizabeth Rushout (1730–1772), the daughter of Lady Anne Compton (the sixth daughter ofGeorge Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton) andSir John Rushout, 4th Baronet ofNorthwick Park, Gloucestershire. Before her death on 7 November 1772, they were the parents of one son and three daughters, including:
Myddelton married, secondly, Mary Lloyd, in 1778. Before her death on 14 March 1788, they were the parents of another daughter:[3]
After the death of his second wife, he married Euphemia Crawford ofPall Mall,[3] on 12 March 1789.[10]
He died in 1795 and his estates passed to his only son,Richard. Upon his unmarried son's death the following year on 20 December 1796, Chirk Castle and some local land was inherited by his daughter Charlotte, who had married Robert Biddulph. The remaining property was divided between Myddelton's other two daughters.[7][11]
Through his daughter Charlotte, he was a grandfather ofRobert Myddelton Biddulph, MP for Denbigh Boroughs and Denbighshire, andGen.Sir Thomas Myddelton Biddulph,Keeper of the Privy Purse.[7]
Through his daughter Maria, he was a grandfather ofFrederick Richard West, MP inDenbighshire who married Lady Georgiana Stanhope (a daughter ofPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield and Lady Henrietta Thynne, third daughter ofThomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath), in 1820. After her death, he married, secondly, Theresa Whitby (daughter of Capt. John Whitby andMary Anne Symonds).[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDenbigh Boroughs 1747–1788 | Succeeded by |