John James Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont (29 January 1737/8 – 25 February 1822),
[''The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723-1741''. 16 February 1737.] styled Viscount Perceval from 1748 to 1770, was a British politician.
[Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1287]
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He was the eldest son of
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, PC, FRS (25 February 17114 December 1770) was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist who served as First Lord of the Admiralty.
Early life
He was the son and heir of John Perceval, 1st ...
and his first wife Lady Catherine Cecil, and half-brother of
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1 November 1762 – 11 May 1812) was a British statesman and barrister who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. Perceval is the only British prime minister to ...
.
[
Perceval served as ]Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a large historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. Its population currently stands at around 41,276 as of 2022. Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country. The town lies alon ...
from 1762 to 1768. Perceval was also initially declared re-elected in 1768, but on petition, he was judged not to have been duly elected and his opponent, Anne Poulett
The Honourable Anne Poulett (11 July 1711 – 5 July 1785) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for sixteen years from 1769 until his death in 1785.
Poulett was the fourth son of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett and was born o ...
, was seated in his place. During his period in office, Perceval served in William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger (28 May 175923 January 1806) was a British statesman, the youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain (before the Acts of Union 1800) and then first prime minister of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ire ...
's government.
On 4 December 1770, he succeeded his father as Earl of Egmont
Earl of Egmont was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval. It became extinct with the death of the twelfth earl in 2011.
History
The Percevals claimed to be an ancient Anglo-Norman family, ...
and, as his father also held the British peerage of Baron Lovel and Holland
Earl of Egmont was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Viscount Perceval. It became extinct with the death of the twelfth earl in 2011.
History
The Percevals claimed to be an ancient Anglo-Norman family, ...
, entered the British House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in ...
.[ His father had rebuilt ]Enmore Castle
Enmore Castle is a historic building in the village of Enmore, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
Construction
Enmore was the seat of the family of William Malet who built a great house, although the original date of constr ...
in Somerset.
He married Isabella (d. 8 September 1821), daughter of Lord Nassau Powlett
Lord Nassau Powlett (23 June 1698 – 24 August 1741) was an English army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1720 to 1734 and in 1741.
Powlett was the only son of Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton by his third wife He ...
, on 4 June 1765. They had one son:[
*]John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont (13 August 1767 – 31 December 1835), styled Viscount Perceval from 1770 to 1822, was a British peer and politician. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to enter the House of Commons in 1790, but entered the House ...
(1767–1835)
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1738 births
1822 deaths
Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
Tory MPs (pre-1834)
British MPs 1761–1768
Earls of Egmont
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