Name Thomas Myddelton Siblings Hugh Myddelton Spouse Hester Saltonstall | Died 1631 Role Lord Mayor of London | |
Children Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet, Timothy Myddelton Parents Jane Dryhurst, Richard Myddelton Grandchildren Sir Thomas Myddelton, 2nd Baronet, Sir Richard Myddelton, 3rd Baronet | ||
Sir Thomas Myddelton (1550 – 12 August 1631) 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 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.
He married four times. By his first wife Hester, a daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall, he was the father of Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle. His younger son, Timothy, inherited his estates in Essex. 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.