Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton (4 August 1874 – 30 January 1958) was a member of 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 ...

and was the only son of

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, ...

and his wife Lady Anna Louisa. Maurice was known as an aviation and motor car enthusiast, a friend to the Wright brothers. His name is listed on the

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on the

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, marking him out as a pioneering early aviatior. He served as a lieutenant in the

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during the

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after which he was granted some land in Ngata area near

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under the Soldier Settlement Scheme. He later purchased a further 21,000 acres around the same area from

Lord Delamere Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere, (28 April 1870 – 13 November 1931), styled The Honourable from birth until 1887, was a British peer. He was one of the first and most influential British settlers in Kenya. Lord Delamere was the son of ...

. On this land, he founded a school in 1939 named Egerton Farm School (now

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). The school was meant to prepare white European youth for careers in agriculture. Also on his land he built

Lord Egerton Castle Lord Egerton Castle is a house styled like a fortress located 14 km outside Nakuru, Kenya. The foundation was laid in 1938 by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton. The architect was Albert Brown. Construction continued until 1954. In 1996 the Castl ...

from 1938 to 1954. Maurice did not marry and on his death in 1958 the

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became extinct, and

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was given to the

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while Lord Egerton Castle was given to Egerton University, who manage it to this day.

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Tatton Park - Maurice Egerton 1874 - 1958

Egerton, Maurice (1874-1958) 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton
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Maurice 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 ...

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