Richard Myddelton ( – 20 December 1796), of

Chirk Castle Chirk Castle ( cy, Castell y Waun) is a Grade I listed castle located in Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. History The castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chirk, uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March as part of King Ed ...

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnew ...

, 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

Cocks Biddulph Cocks Biddulph was a London bank founded in 1757. History The banking partnership of James Cocks and Francis Biddulph formed in 1757 and in 1759 the bank moved to 43 Charing Cross, later redesignated 16 Whitehall. The company went through a numb ...

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

John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (9 May 1729 – 22 November 1777) was a British peer, politician and army officer. Early life Born The Honourable John West, he was the son of John West, 7th Baron De La Warr and his first wife, the former Lady Cha ...

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

George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC (18 October 1664 – 15 April 1727), styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician. Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née ...

) 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 Walp ...

Northwick Park, Gloucestershire Northwick Park is a residential estate and business centre near Blockley in Gloucestershire, England. The estate is built in the grounds of the former family seat of the Rushout family, the Barons Northwick. The Northwick Park mansion, now di ...

. His paternal grandparents were Mary ( Liddell) Myddelton and John Myddelton, MP. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London.

Career

Myddelton was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England, Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. i ...

, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford 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 A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

for Denbigh Boroughs in 1788 and, reportedly, never spoke in his first Parliament. He served until his death in 1796 and voted against

Pitt Pitt most commonly refers to: *The University of Pittsburgh, commonly known as Pitt, a university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States **Pitt Panthers, the athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh * Pitt (surname), a surname o ...

on the Regency bill. Upon his death while a sitting MP, he was replaced by Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones 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

;Notes ;Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Myddelton, Richard 1764 births 1796 deaths

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

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