Sir Hugh Myddelton (or Middleton), 1st Baronet (1560 – 10 December 1631) Welsh merchant |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Hugh-Myddelton-1st-Baronet |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Britannica |access-date=25 May 2022 |language=en}}}} 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.
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Sir Hugh Myddelton (or Middleton), 1st Baronet (1560 – 10 December 1631) Welsh merchant |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Hugh-Myddelton-1st-Baronet |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Britannica |access-date=25 May 2022 |language=en}}}} 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.
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