Sir Peter Mutton (1565 – 4 November 1637) was a Welsh lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1604 and 1624. Mutton was the son of John Mytton, a landowner in the Vale of Clwyd. He matriculated at

St Alban Hall, Oxford St Alban Hall, sometimes known as St Alban's Hall or Stubbins, was one of the medieval halls of the University of Oxford, and one of the longest-surviving. It was established in the 13th century, acquired by neighbouring Merton College in the ...

, on 18 October 1583, at the age of 18. He was called to the bar at

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in 1594. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament 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 granted the reversion of the office of Attorney General in Wales and Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, and Flintshire for life on 26 March 1607, but resigned the position on 3 December 1614. He was appointed Attorney in the Marches and one of the council, and granted leave to practise on 23 December 1609. He was appointed Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown in North Wales. He was Puisne Justice until 1621. From 1624 to 1637, he was Chief Justice of the Great Sessions for the counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon and Merioneth. He was knighted on 5 June 1622. Also in 1622 he was chosen a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. In 1624 he was elected MP for Carnarvon. He was Master in Chancery from 1624 to 1637. He bought

Llannerch Hall Llanerch Hall, Trefnant, Clwyd, Wales, is a country house with medieval origins. It was rebuilt twice at the beginning and at the end of the 17th century, was again rebuilt in the 19th century, and further modified in the 20th. The hall is now div ...

, Denbighshire.W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Mutton died at the age of about 72 and was buried at Henllan. Mutton married firstly a twelve-year-old orphan girl. He married secondly Eleanor Griffith, widow of Evan Griffith of Pengwern, Flintshire, and daughter of Edmund Williams of Conway, and sister to John Williams Archbishop of York 1641–50.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutton, Peter 1565 births 1637 deaths People from Denbighshire Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1604–1611 English MPs 1624–1625 Members of the Parliament of England for Caernarfon