Background
Dyott was the son of Richard Dyott of Freeford Manor, near Lichfield and his wife Dorothy Dorrington, daughter of Richard Dorrington of Stafford.
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Richard Dyott
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He was a Royalist soldier who fought in the English Civil War. He was captain of the Lichfield Volunteers who fought for King Charles I at the Battle of Edgehill. He accompanied the royal family to the Netherlands during the Commonwealth and returned to England shortly before the Restoration.
He held the seat until his death in 1677.
Dyott married firstly on 7 February 1664 Katherine Gresley, daughter of Thomas Gresley of Drakelow.
Membership
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In 1667 Dyott was elected Member of Parliament for Lichfield.
