Sir Hugh Myddleton

1560 - 1631  (71 years)

• Name	Hugh Myddleton  [1]
  	He was created a baronet in 1622.
  Prefix	Sir
  Born	1560
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	He became famous for the New River project (begun in 1609), designed to improve the water supply in London. A canal 38 miles in length, from a reservoir in Hertfordshire called New River Head, was completed in 1613. In 1617, Myddleton obtained large profits from lead and silver mines in Cardiganshire in Wales.
  Occupation	Royal jeweller to King James
  Died	10 Dec 1631  [1]
  Person ID	I1295	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Myddleton,   b. 1509,   d. 1577  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Jane Dryhurst,   b. 1515,   d. 1565  (Age 50 years)
  Notes	Richard and Jane Myddleton had 16 children altogether, she actually died after the birth of her 16th child.
  Family ID	F379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Hugh Myddleton

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Web, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Myddleton (Reliability: 3).