John Myddelton (1685 – 9 April 1747), of

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, 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 elder brother Robert died young and unmarried in 1733. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) of the

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for Denbigh Boroughs on 27 April 1733 – 1741 and

in 1741 – 23 February 1742. He died in 1747. He had married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London, with whom he had 2 sons and 2 daughters and was succeeded by his eldest son,

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, also an MP for Denbigh.

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1685 births 1747 deaths

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