William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton

William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton (30 December 1806 – 21 February 1883) was a British peer and politician from the Egerton family.

Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. On his father's side he was descended in the female line from the Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, youngest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater. He was educated at Eton College.^[1] He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Lymington in 1830, a seat he held until 1831, and then represented Cheshire North from 1832 to 1858. He was a major landowner in the Manchester area and a benefactor to Chorlton-cum-Hardy.^[2] In 1859 Egerton was raised to the peerage as Baron Egerton, of Tatton in the County Palatine of Chester. He later served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire from 1868 to 1883.

Personal life[]

Lord Egerton married Lady Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely, in 1830.

They had three children:

Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton
Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton
Beatrix, m. Lionel Tollemache, son of John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache.^[3]

Lady Charlotte died in 1878. Egerton survived her by five years and died in February 1883, aged 76. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Wilbraham, who was created Earl Egerton in 1897.

Notes[]

^ Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 103–.
^ Lloyd, John M. (1972), The Township of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester: E. J. Morten, ISBN 0-901598-26-7
^ "Honourable Beatrix Egerton". Art UK.

References[]

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.^{[unreliable source]}

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Egerton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Boyd George Burrard	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1830–1831 With: George Burrard	Succeeded by George Burrard William Alexander Mackinnon
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Cheshire North 1832–1858 With: Edward Stanley 1832–41, 1847–48 George Cornwall Legh 1841–47, 1848–58	Succeeded by George Cornwall Legh Wilbraham Egerton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Marquess of Westminster	Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1868–1883	Succeeded by The Duke of Westminster
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Egerton 1859–1883	Succeeded by Wilbraham Egerton

[1] Appendix to the Eton School Lists: Comprising the Years 1853-6-9. E.P. Williams. 1864. pp. 103–.

[2] Lloyd, John M. (1972), The Township of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester: E. J. Morten, ISBN 0-901598-26-7

[3] "Honourable Beatrix Egerton". Art UK.

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