Sir Hugh Myddelton , 1st Baronet was a Welsh clothmaker, entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker and self-taught engineer. The spelling of his name is inconsistently reproduced, but Myddelton appears to be the earliest, and most consistently used in place names associated with him.
- Occupation
- civil engineer, engineer, politician, merchant
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Member of the 1621-22 Parliament
- Born
- 1560
- Died
- December 10, 1631