Thomas Mytton

Thomas Mytton
Thomas Mytton, 1796 engraving of original portrait
Member of Parliament
for Shropshire
In office
September 1654 – January 1655
Vice-admiral, North Wales
In office
1647–1649
High Sheriff of Shropshire
In office
1644–1645
Personal details
Born1597
Halston, Shropshire
Died29 November 1656(1656-11-29) (aged 59)
London
Resting placeOld St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury [a]
Political partyParliamentarian
Spouse(s)(1) Magdalen Napier (1629-1648)
(2) Barbara Leonard (1649-his death)
ChildrenMargaret (1626-1647), Richard (1637-1670), Mary (?) and Sarah (1638-1698)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
OccupationLawyer, soldier and administrator
Military service
Allegiance England
Years of service1642 to 1648
RankMajor General
Battles/warsWars of the Three Kingdoms
Oswestry; Montgomery Castle; Denbigh Green; North Wales campaign 1646; Battle of Red Hill 1648

Major General Thomas Mytton, also spelt Mitton, (1597-November 1656), was a lawyer from Oswestry who served in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and as MP for Shropshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.

Part of a long-established local family, Mytton was one of the few members of the mostly Royalist Shropshire gentry to support Parliament. Despite his lack of military experience, he proved a determined and competent officer, eventually rising to command operations in North Wales. In December 1647 he was also appointed Vice-admiral, North Wales.

After helping to suppress a rising in North Wales during the 1648 Second English Civil War, he resigned his military posts and was appointed MP in 1654. He died in London and was buried in the churchyard of St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury on 29 November.


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