The Honourable
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Algernon Fulke Egerton (31 December 1825 – 14 July 1891), known as Algernon Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
politician from the
Egerton family
The Egerton family (pronunciation: "''edge-er-ton''") is a British aristocratic family. Over time, several members of the Egerton family were made Dukes, Earls, knights, baronets and peers. Hereditary titles held by the Egerton family include t ...
.
Background
Egerton was the third son of
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size am ...
, younger son of
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 175819 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politi ...
. His mother was Harriet Catherine, daughter of Charles Greville, while
George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere
George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (15 June 1823 – 19 September 1862), styled Viscount Brackley between 1846 and 1857, was a British peer and Conservative politician from the Egerton family.
Egerton was the eldest son of ...
, and the Honourable
Francis Egerton were his elder brothers.
[''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953.]
Political career
Egerton entered the
House of Commons
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for
Lancashire South in 1859, a seat he held until 1868, and then represented
Lancashire South-East from 1868 to 1880 and
Wigan
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from 1882 to 1885. He held office under
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a central role in the creation o ...
as
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty
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from 1874 to 1880.
Volunteer and Yeomanry career
On 16 May 1860 he was commissioned as
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the
3rd Manchester Rifles
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Volunteer Force
The enthusias ...
, a
Rifle Volunteer unit recently raised by his political colleague
John Snowdon Henry
John Snowdon Henry (30 September 1824 – 30 October 1896) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Family life
He was the eldest son of Alexander Henry, founder of A & S Henry & Co, a Manchester-based firm of cotton merch ...
. He later became its
Honorary Colonel, and in 1875 his nephew,
Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere
Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere VD, DL, JP (5 April 1847 – 13 July 1914),''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. styled Viscount Brackley between 1857 and 1862, was a British peer, ...
became lieutenant-colonel commandant.
[''Army Lists'']''London Gazette'', 29 May 1860
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He was also commissioned as lieutenant-colonel commandant of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (DLOY) was a yeomanry unit of the British Army from 1798 to 1992. Originally raised as part-time cavalry for home defence and internal security, the regiment sent mounted infantry to serve in the Second Boer ...
on 15 December 1862 and remained in command until 1882.[
]
Family
Egerton married Alice Louisa, daughter of Lord George Cavendish, in 1863. They had two sons and seven daughters:[
* Margaret Louisa Egerton (d. October 1950), married 10 October 1901 George Chichester May (d. 3 November 1924), son of ]George Augustus Chichester May
Right Hon. George Augustus Chichester May PC, QC (1815 – 16 August 1892) was an Irish judge.
Early life
May was born in Belfast, the son of the Reverend Edward May and Elizabeth Sinclair. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalene Co ...
, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
* Blanche Susan Egerton (d. 1 November 1940).
* Katherine Alice Egerton (1867 - 13 December 1962).
* Sybil Mary Egerton (d. 27 August 1873).
* Violet Ellinor Egerton (1873 - 6 March 1968) married Frederick Walter Stephenson (d. 19 May 1944) on 27 January 1914.
* Mary Florence Egerton.
* Evelyn Harriet Egerton (d. 3 November 1964).
* George Algernon Egerton (b. 1 December 1870; died of wounds received in action, 13 May 1915).
* Ralph Greville Egerton (27 November 1876 – 9 January 1877).
Egerton died in July 1891, aged 65. His wife survived him by fourteen years and died in March 1905.
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1825 births
1891 deaths
Younger sons of earls
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1859–1865
UK MPs 1865–1868
UK MPs 1868–1874
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Algernon
Algernon
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wigan