Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1805–1872)
Robert Myddelton Biddulph (20 June 1805 – 21 March 1872) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party.
He was the elder son of Robert Myddelton Biddulph of Burghill by his wife Charlotte Myddelton of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire. He succeeded his father in 1814 and his mother in 1843, inheriting the Chirk estate.
He was Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1830 to 1832 and for Denbighshire from 1832 to 1835 and from 1852 to 1868.
He was Colonel of the Denbigh Militia from 1840, Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire from 1841, and an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1869, holding all these offices until his death.
On 31 May 1832 he married Frances, daughter of William Owen of Woodhouse in Shropshire; they had three sons (one of whom predeceased him) and three daughters. At his death his eldest son Richard succeeded to Chirk Castle, his wife inherited his London house at 35 Grosvenor Place, and his brother Thomas received a life interest in the estate at Burghill.
An 1869 portrait by Henry Richard Graves was presented to Biddulph's widow in 1873. It was acquired by the National Trust in 2004 and is in the Myddelton collection at Chirk.[1]
References
- Margaret Escott, MYDDELTON BIDDULPH, Robert (1805-1872), of Chirk Castle, Denb. and 35 Grosvenor Place, Mdx. in The House of Commons 1820-1832, History of Parliament, 2009.
- ↑ Colonel Robert Myddleton Biddulph MP (1805-1872), National Trust Collections. Accessed 25 February 2012.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Myddelton Biddulph
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick Richard West |
Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs 1830 – 1832 |
Succeeded by John Madock |
| Preceded by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Denbighshire 1832 – 1835 With: Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt William Bagot |