FYDELL, Richard (?1709-80), of Boston, Lincs.

Family and Education

b. ?1709, s. of Robert Fydell of London, brewer. educ. Charterhouse; Trinity, Camb. 9 July 1726, aged 16; M. Temple 1727. m. Jan. 1739, Elizabeth Hall, 3s. 3da.

Offices Held

Mayor, Boston 1739, 1753, 1776; judge of Admiralty, Boston 1745.

Address

Main residence: Boston, Lincs.

biography text

Fydell, a wine merchant of Boston, in partnership with his brother-in-law John Michell, possessed considerable influence with the Boston corporation.1P. Thompson, Hist. Boston, 456. Returned for Boston in 1734 as a Tory, he voted against the Administration. He did not stand again, dying 11 Apr. 1780.

Author

P.W.

Volume

Commons 1715-1754

Notes

1. P. Thompson, Hist. Boston, 456.