Thomas Mytton | |
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 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 | |
| Born | 1597 Halston, Shropshire |
| Died | 29 November 1656 (aged 59) London |
| Resting place | Old St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury [a] |
| Political party | Parliamentarian |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Magdalen Napier (1629-1648) (2) Barbara Leonard (1649-his death) |
| Children | Margaret (1626-1647), Richard (1637-1670), Mary (?) and Sarah (1638-1698) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Lawyer, soldier and administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  England |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1648 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Wars 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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