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William Egerton (originally William Tatton; 1749–1806) was an English politicianhistoryofparliamentonline.org, ''Egerton, William (1749-1806), of Tatton Park, Cheshire.''
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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 ...
. Egerton was the son of William Tatton and Hester, sister of
Samuel Egerton Samuel Egerton (28 December 1711 – 10 February 1780) was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1780. Life Samuel Egerton was born on 28 December 1711 at the family home, Tatton Park in Cheshire. Samu ...
, who was her brother's heiress. He changed his surname to his mother's on 9 July 1780. Egerton represented 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 o ...
the constituencies of Hindon, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire.


Family

Egerton married four times. By his second marriage, to Mary daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bootle, he had three sons and one daughter. The second son of this marriage was Wilbraham Egerton.historyofparliamentonline.org, ''Egerton, Wilbraham (1781-1856), of Tatton Park, Cheshire''.
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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, William 1749 births 1806 deaths British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 High Sheriffs of Cheshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Newcastle-under-Lyme Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Newcastle-under-Lyme UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 Tatton family Egerton family