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

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in 1790, but entered the House of Lords when he succeeded to the

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in 1822. Perceval was the only son of

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and his wife Isabella Paulet. With the support of his father, he contested

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in the 1790 election in opposition to the Government. However, the interest of

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carried the day, returning the Earl's brother

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and John Langston with 186 and 161 votes, respectively, while Lord Perceval only drew 87. On 10 March 1792, Perceval married Bridget Wynn daughter of

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. His father disapproved of the marriage, and did not attempt to put him up as a candidate again. Perceval 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, ...

in 1822. As his father also held the British peerage of

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, he entered the

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. His wife Bridget died on 24 January 1826 and he died on 31 December 1835. They had one son

Henry Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont (3 January 1796 – 23 December 1841), styled Viscount Perceval from 1822 to 1835, was a British peer and politician. An alcoholic from an early age, he inherited estates heavily encumbered ...

(1796–1841).

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