Peter Mutton
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Sir Peter Mutton was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1604 and 1624.
Mutton was the son of John Mytton. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 18 October 1583, at the age of 18. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
in 1594. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Denbighshire
. He was granted the reversion of the office of Attorney General in Wales and Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, and Flintshire for life on 26 March 1607, but resigned the position on 3 December 1614. He was appointed Attorney in the Marches and one of the Council, and granted leave to practise on 23 December 1609. He was appointed Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown in North Wales. He was Puisne Justice until 1621. From 1624 to 1637, he was Chief Justice of the Great Sessions for the counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon and Merioneth. He was knighted on 5 June 1622. Also in 1622 he was chosen a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. In 1624 he was elected MP for Carnarvon. He was Master in Chancery from 1624 to 1637. He bought the Llanerch Park, Denbighshire..
Mutton died at the age of about 72 and was buried at Henllan.
Mutton married firstly a twelve year old orphan girl. He married secondly Eleanor Griffith, widow of Evan Griffith of Pengwern, Flintshire, and daughter of Edmund Williams of Conway, and sister to John Williams Archbishop of York 1641–50.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1604 and 1624.
Mutton was the son of John Mytton. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 18 October 1583, at the age of 18. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1594. In 1604, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Denbighshire
Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Denbighshire was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in north Wales, from 1542 to 1885.- History :From 1542, it returned one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great...
. He was granted the reversion of the office of Attorney General in Wales and Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, and Flintshire for life on 26 March 1607, but resigned the position on 3 December 1614. He was appointed Attorney in the Marches and one of the Council, and granted leave to practise on 23 December 1609. He was appointed Prothonotary and Clerk of the Crown in North Wales. He was Puisne Justice until 1621. From 1624 to 1637, he was Chief Justice of the Great Sessions for the counties of Anglesea, Carnarvon and Merioneth. He was knighted on 5 June 1622. Also in 1622 he was chosen a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. In 1624 he was elected MP for Carnarvon. He was Master in Chancery from 1624 to 1637. He bought the Llanerch Park, Denbighshire..
Mutton died at the age of about 72 and was buried at Henllan.
Mutton married firstly a twelve year old orphan girl. He married secondly Eleanor Griffith, widow of Evan Griffith of Pengwern, Flintshire, and daughter of Edmund Williams of Conway, and sister to John Williams Archbishop of York 1641–50.