Thomas Mytton
Welsh Puritan, soldier and politician (c. 1597 – 1656)
Biography
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 Old St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury on 29 November 1656.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
- Member of the First Protectorate Parliament
Family
- Parents
- Richard MyttonMargaret Owen
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