Thomas Myddelton

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Thomas Myddelton, (1550-1631) was the son of Richard or Robert Myddelton, Governor of Denbigh and Jane Dryhurst.

He purchased Chirk Castle in 1595 for £5,000. He was a member of the Grocers' Company, a member of Parliament and a founder member of the East India Company and Lord Mayor of London in 1613.

He was the father of Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle. His brother, Sir Hugh Myddleton, was instrumental in the creation of the New River which supplied London with fresh water from 1613.

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