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Wilbraham Egerton (1 September 1781 – 25 April 1856) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament from the
Wilbraham Egerton (1 September 1781 – 25 April 1856) was a British landowner and Member of Parliament 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 ...
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He was the eldest surviving son of William Tatton, later Egerton and educated at Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
(1796) and probably Brasenose College, Oxford (1800). In 1806 he succeeded his father, inheriting the large Tatton Hall
Tatton Hall is a country house in Tatton Park near Knutsford, Cheshire, England. It is designated as a Grade I-listed building and is open to the public.
History
The original manor house in Tatton Park was Tatton Old Hall. Around 1716 ...
estate in north Cheshire. He completed the large country house built by his father and furnished it with furniture from Gillows of Lancaster and London
Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow & Co., was an English furniture making firm based in Lancaster, Lancashire, and in London. It was founded around in Lancaster in about 1730 by Robert Gillow (1704–1772).
Gillows was owned b ...
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He was a Captain in the Royal Cheshire militia in 1803, lieutenant-colonel in the Macclesfield regiment in 1809 and captain (1831) and then lieutenant-colonel in the King's Cheshire yeomanry (1831).
He was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire
This is a list of Sheriffs (and after 1 April 1974, High Sheriffs) of Cheshire.
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...
for 1808–09 and elected MP for Cheshire in 1812, sitting until 1831.
He married his cousin Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet of Sledmere House
Sledmere House is a Grade I listed Georgian country house, containing Chippendale, Sheraton and French furnishings and many fine pictures, set within a park designed by Capability Brown. It is located in the village of Sledmere, between Driff ...
, Yorkshire, with whom he had 7 sons and 3 daughters. Their eldest son and heir, William Tatton Egerton, became the 1st Baron Egerton. A younger son, Edward 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 ...
, was an MP for Macclesfield and Cheshire East. He died in 1856.
References
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, Wilbraham 1781 births 1856 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 High Sheriffs of Cheshire People educated at Eton College