His father died in 1513, when Richard Mytton was twelve or thirteen years old.
[1] He was Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1529; Shropshire in 1539, 1545, March 1553, October 1553 and November 1554; and MP for Shrewsbury in 1542 and April 1554.
[1] He was married three times, in 1517 a settlement was arranged to Anne, daughter of Edward Grey of Enville; to a daughter of Jenkin Piggott of Rhuddlan; and to Eleanor, daughter of George Harborne and widow of Richard Beeston of Shrewsbury, who survived Mytton to die in 1602 aged 90.
[1] He died on 26 November 1591, aged 90, and was buried at Old St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury.
He outlived his eldest son and grandson, and was succeeded by his great-grandson, also called Richard.