Thomas Myddelton (Lord Mayor of London)
Sir Thomas Myddelton (1550 – 12 August 1631[1]) was the fourth son of Richard Myddelton, Governor of Denbigh, and Jane Dryhurst.
As a youth, he was apprenticed to a grocer in London, and made his fortune in trade. He divided his time between London and Wales, and purchased Chirk Castle in 1595 for £5,000.
He was a member of the Grocers' Company, a Member of Parliament for the City of London and a founder member of the East India Company, Sheriff of London in 1604 and Lord Mayor of London in 1613. His brother, Sir Hugh Myddleton, was instrumental in the creation of the New River which supplied London with fresh water from 1613.[2]
He married four times. By his first wife Hester, a daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall,[3] he was the father of Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle. His younger son, Timothy, inherited his estates in Essex.[4] By his third marriage he gained a stepson, Miles Hobart.
Along with Rowland Heylyn, Myddelton financed the publication of a Welsh language Bible suitable for everyday use.[5]
References
- Welsh Biography Online, page on Myddelton
- Camden New Journal article, "Water a lot of history we have on tap" (11 December 2003)
- http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/myddelton-thomas-1556-1631
- Puritanism and Theatre by Margot Heinemann, Cambridge University Press, 1982
- Welsh Biography Online, page on Heylyn
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| Preceded by Sir Thomas Lowe Robert Heath Robert Bateman William Towerson |
Member of Parliament for London 1624–1628 With: Sir Heneage Finch 1624–28 Robert Bateman 1624–28 Martin Bond 1624–26 Sir Maurice Abbot 1626–28 |
Succeeded by Thomas Moulson Christopher Clitherow Henry Waller James Bunce |
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| Preceded by Sir John Swynnerton |
Lord Mayor of the City of London 1613 |
Succeeded by Thomas Hayes |
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