Edward Christopher Egerton (27 July 1816 – 27 August 1869) was a British

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politician 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 ...

Background

Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet.

William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton (30 December 1806 – 21 February 1883) was a British peer and politician from the Egerton family. Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes ...

, was his elder brother.

Political career

Egerton sat as

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for Macclesfield from 1852 to 1868 and for Cheshire East from 1868 to 1869. He served under the

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and later Benjamin Disraeli as

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between 1866 and 1868.

Family

Egerton married Lady Mary Frances, daughter of

Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers (11 August 1778 – 27 October 1860) was an English nobleman and naval officer, the second son of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers. Naval career Pierrepont entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman ...

, in 1845. Together they had two sons: *Hugh Edward, *Charles Augustus (24 Aug. 1846-13 Oct. 1912), who married Lady Mabel Annie Brassey, daughter of

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of '' The Naval Annual''. Background and education Brassey was the eldest son of the railway m ...

and Lady Anna Allnutt. They had five children including Vice-Adm. Henry Egerton who married Marion France Theresa Beckett, the daughter of Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet and sister-in-law to Prime Minister Anthony Eden. He died in August 1869, aged 53. Lady Mary remained a widow until her death in June 1905.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, Edward 1816 births 1869 deaths Edward Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874