Baron Egerton, of Tatton in the

County Palatine of Chester Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county town ...

, was a title in the

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. It was created on 15 April 1859 for

William Egerton William Egerton (originally William Tatton; 1749–1806) was an English politician and a member of the Egerton family. Egerton was the son of William Tatton and Hester, sister of Samuel Egerton, who was her brother's heiress. He changed his s ...

(1806–1883), a politician from the

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History

(1806–1883) had earlier represented

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and Cheshire North in the

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. His branch of the

is descended in the female line from Thomas Egerton, of

Tatton Park Tatton Park is an historic estate in Cheshire, England, north of the town of Knutsford. It contains a mansion, Tatton Hall, a medieval manor house, Tatton Old Hall, Tatton Park Gardens, a farm and a deer park of . It is a popular visitor attr ...

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, youngest son of

John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC (30 May 1623 – 26 October 1686) was an English nobleman from the Egerton family. Life He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley. His maternal grandpar ...

. Thomas Egerton's granddaughter Hester Egerton (died 1780) married William Tatton. In 1780 they assumed by Royal licence the surname of Egerton in lieu of Tatton. Their son William Tatton Egerton sat as Member of Parliament for

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. His son Wilbraham Egerton also represented this constituency in the House of Commons. He was the father of

, who was elevated to the peerage in 1859. The 1st Baron Egerton died in 1883 and was succeeded by his eldest son Wilbraham. The 2nd Baron Egerton was Member of Parliament for Cheshire North and Cheshire Mid and served as Chairman of the

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. On 22 July 1897 he was created Viscount Salford, in the

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, and Earl Egerton, of Tatton in the County Chester. Both titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The 1st Earl Egerton had one daughter but no sons and on his death in 1909 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the 3rd Baron Egerton. He had previously represented Cheshire Mid and

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in Parliament. When he died, the titles passed to his son,

Maurice Egerton Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

, the 4th Baron. On his death in 1958 the barony became extinct, and Tatton Park was given to the National Trust.

Edward Christopher Egerton Edward Christopher Egerton (27 July 1816 – 27 August 1869) was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Background Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. Will ...

, younger brother of the first Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for

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. His grandson Henry Jack Egerton was a vice-admiral in the

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Barons Egerton (1859)

* William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton (1806–1883) * Wilbraham Egerton, 2nd Baron Egerton (1832–1909) (created Earl Egerton in 1897)

Earl Egerton (1897)

Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton 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 ...

(1832–1909)

Barons Egerton (1859; Reverted)

Alan de Tatton Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton Alan de Tatton Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton (19 March 1845 – 9 September 1920), known as the Honourable Alan Egerton from 1859 to 1907, was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Egerton was a younger son of William Egerton, ...

(1845–1920) *

Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton Maurice Egerton (4 August 1874 – 30 January 1958) was the fourth Baron Egerton. He was a member of the Egerton family and was the only son of Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton, Alan de Tatton Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton and his wife Lady Anna Lou ...

(1874–1958)

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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1859 Noble titles created for UK MPs

History

Barons Egerton (1859)

Earl Egerton (1897)

Barons Egerton (1859; Reverted)

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