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The Right Honourable
The Earl Egerton
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The Right Honourable The Earl Egerton JP
	Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, by Hubert von Herkomer
Member of Parliament for North Cheshire
	In office; 1858–1868 Serving with George Cornwall Legh
Preceded by	William Egerton; George Cornwall Legh
Succeeded by	Constituency created
Member of Parliament for Mid Cheshire
	In office; 1868–1883 Serving with George Cornwall Legh; Egerton Legh; Piers Egerton-Warburton
Preceded by	William Egerton; George Cornwall Legh
Succeeded by	Piers Egerton-Warburton; Hon. Alan Egerton
Personal details
Born	Wilbraham Egerton; 17 January 1832; United Kingdom
Died	16 March 1909 (aged 77); United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Children	Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton
Parent(s)	William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton; Lady Charlotte Loftus
Alma mater	Eton College; Christ Church, Oxford;

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Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (17 January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was an English Conservative Party politician from the Egerton family. He sat in the House of Commons from 1858 to 1883 when he inherited his peerage and was elevated to the House of Lords.

Life

Egerton was the son of the 1st Baron Egerton and his wife Lady Charlotte Loftus eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ely. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and a captain in the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry Cavalry.^[1]

In 1858 Egerton was elected Member of Parliament for North Cheshire and held the seat until it was reorganised in 1868. He was then elected MP for Mid Cheshire and held the seat until 1883,^[2] when he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Egerton. He was the second Chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal from 1887 to 1894. In 1897, he was created Earl Egerton.

Egerton was appointed Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (Lord Lieutenant) of Cheshire in March 1900,^[3] serving until 1905.

Egerton was chairman of the Church Defence Institution, and an Ecclesiastical Commissioner. He died on 16 March 1909 at the age of 77. A bust of Egerton by Kathleen Shaw is on display at Tatton Park.^[4]

Family

Egerton married on 15 October 1857 Lady Mary Amherst, the only daughter of the 2nd Earl Amherst. They had one child, Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, who later married the future 8th Earl of Albemarle. His first wife died in 1892 and on 8 August 1894, Lord Egerton married Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, the widow of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.

References

^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
^ "No. 27175". The London Gazette. 20 March 1900. p. 1876.
^ "Shaw, Kathleen Trousdell, 1865–1958, Art UK". artuk.org.

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Wilbraham Egerton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Egerton George Cornwall Legh	Member of Parliament for North Cheshire 1858–1868 With: George Cornwall Legh	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Mid Cheshire 1868–1883 With: George Cornwall Legh 1868–1873 Egerton Legh 1873–1876 Piers Egerton-Warburton 1876–1883	Succeeded by Piers Egerton-Warburton Hon. Alan Egerton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Westminster	Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1900–1905	Succeeded by The Duke of Westminster
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl Egerton 1897–1909	Extinct
Preceded by William Egerton	Baron Egerton 1883–1909	Succeeded by Alan Egerton
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by William Boyd Dawkins	President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1885–86	Succeeded by The Earl of Crawford

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[Debrett-1] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881

[2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)

[3] "No. 27175". The London Gazette. 20 March 1900. p. 1876.

[4] "Shaw, Kathleen Trousdell, 1865–1958, Art UK". artuk.org.

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-[[File:Wilbraham Egerton, Vanity Fair, 1886-11-27.jpg|thumb|upright|Caricature by [[Carlo Pellegrini (caricaturist)|Ape]] published in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868-1914)|Vanity Fair]] in 1886.]]
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 '''Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton''' (17 January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was an English [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician from the [[Egerton family]]. He sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1858 to 1883 when he inherited his peerage and was elevated to the [[House of Lords]].
+==Life==
 Egerton was the son of the [[William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton|1st Baron Egerton]] and his wife Lady Charlotte Loftus eldest daughter of the [[Earl of Ely|Marquis of Ely]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. He was a [[Justice of the Peace]] for Cheshire and a captain in the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry Cavalry.<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#page/68/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]</ref>
-In 1858 Egerton was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cheshire]] and held the seat until it was reorganised in 1868. He was then elected MP for [[Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Cheshire]] and held the seat until 1883,<ref>{{rayment-hc|c|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> when he succeeded his father as 2nd [[Baron Egerton]]. He was the second Chairman of the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] from 1887 to 1894. In 1897, he was created '''[[Earl Egerton]]'''. He died at the age of 77.
+In 1858 Egerton was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[North Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Cheshire]] and held the seat until it was reorganised in 1868. He was then elected MP for [[Mid Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Cheshire]] and held the seat until 1883,<ref>{{rayment-hc|c|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> when he succeeded his father as 2nd [[Baron Egerton]]. He was the second Chairman of the [[Manchester Ship Canal]] from 1887 to 1894. In 1897, he was created '''Earl Egerton'''.
+Egerton was appointed [[Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire|Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (Lord Lieutenant) of Cheshire]] in March 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27175 |date=20 March 1900 |page=1876}}</ref> serving until 1905.
-Egerton was chairman of the [[Church Defence Institution]], and an [[Ecclesiastical Commissioner]].
+[[File:Earl Egerton of Tatton.png|thumb|Egerton in 1907, by Franz Baum]]
+Egerton was chairman of the [[Church Defence Institution]], and an [[Ecclesiastical Commissioner]]. He died on 16 March 1909 at the age of 77. A bust of Egerton by [[Kathleen Trousdell Shaw|Kathleen Shaw]] is on display at [[Tatton Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaw, Kathleen Trousdell, 1865–1958, Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artists/shaw-kathleen-trousdell-18651958 |website=artuk.org |language=en}}</ref>
+==Family==
-Egerton married Lady Mary Amherst, the only daughter of the [[William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst|2nd Earl Amherst]] on 15 October 1857.  They had one child, Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, who later married the future [[Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle|8th Earl of Albemarle]]. His first wife died in 1892 and on 8 August 1894, Lord Egerton married Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, the widow of the [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]].
+Egerton married on 15 October 1857 Lady Mary Amherst, the only daughter of the [[William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst|2nd Earl Amherst]].  They had one child, Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, who later married the future [[Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle|8th Earl of Albemarle]]. His first wife died in 1892 and on 8 August 1894, Lord Egerton married Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, the widow of the [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]].
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