Robert Myddelton

Robert Myddelton (or Middleton) ( – 1616) was a Welsh politician who served as MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and the City of London in the Parliament of England.

Early life Myddelton was born at Denbigh Castle in Denbigh, Wales, of which his father was governor. He was the seventh son of Jane ( Dryhurst) Myddelton and Richard Myddelton (–1577/8) of Galch Hill, Henllan who was also MP for Denbigh Boroughs. Among his siblings were Sir Thomas Myddelton, a Lord Mayor of London,

His paternal grandparents were Fulk Myddelton of Llansannan and Margaret ( Smith) Myddelton. His maternal grandparents were Hugh Dryhurst, alderman of Denbigh, and Lucy ( Grimsditch) Dryhurst.

Career He apprenticed as a skinner in London under Erasmus Harby, beginning in 1582.

After the death of his first wife, Myddelton was married to Eleanor ( Saltonstall) Harvie (1554–) on 24 February 1612. Eleanor, the widow of Vincent Harvie, was a daughter of Lord Mayor of London Sir Richard Saltonstall and the former Suzanna Poyntz. Her sister, Elizabeth Saltonstall, was married to Richard Wyche, and her brother, Peter Saltonstall, equerry at the court of James VI and I. Another sister, Hester Saltonstall, was married to Robert's elder brother, Sir Thomas Myddelton, the parents of Thomas Myddelton, also an MP.

Myddelton died in 1616 and was buried with his first wife in the family vault at St Dunstan-in-the-East on 13 June 1616. His 1613 will bequeathed 2,000 marks to his wife and one-third of his goods to his nine surviving children. In addition, he bequeathed £200 to the Denbigh corporation and £100 to Weymouth "to establish revolving loans for young merchants."