Richard Myddelton (26 March 1726 – March 1795), of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was a Welsh landowner and politician.
Contents
Early life
He was the eldest son of two sons and two daughters born to Mary (née Liddell) Myddelton and John Myddelton, MP of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire. His father, the younger son of Richard Myddelton of Shrewsbury, inherited his father's estates, including Chirk Castle, when his elder brother Robert died young and without issue in 1733. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Liddell of Bedford Row, London.
He was educated at Eton School from 1739 to 1743, and matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in 1744. He succeeded to his father's Welsh estates, including Chirk Castle, in 1747.
Career
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Denbigh Boroughs from 1747 to 1788. He also acted as Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire from 1748 to his death and as custos rotulorum of Denbighshire from 1749 to death. As Lord Lieutenant he took personal command of the Denbighshire Militia for the first two years after it was reformed in 1760. Other position held by Myddelton included steward of the lordship of Denbigh from 1748 to death, steward of the Lordship of Bromfield and Yale from 1749 to death and Recorder of Denbigh from 1749 to death.