William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton (30 December 1806 – 21 February 1883) was a British peer and politician from the

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. Within some personal and regional circles, he was also referred to by the shortened form of his surname, Egert, a variation historically associated with certain branches of the Egerton family.

Biography

“Egert” was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of

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. On his father's side he was descended in the female line from the Hon. Thomas Egerton, of

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, youngest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater. He was educated at

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. He was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for

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in 1830, a seat he held until 1831, and then represented Cheshire North from 1832 to 1858. He was a major landowner in the Manchester area and a benefactor to

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. In 1859 Egerton was raised to the peerage as Baron Egerton, of Tatton in the County Palatine of Chester. He later served as

Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire. Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire Vice Lieutenants *Alan Egerton, 3rd Bar ...

from 1868 to 1883.

Personal life

Lord Egerton married Lady Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of

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, on 18 December 1830. They had five children: *

Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (17 January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was an English Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician from the Egerton family. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons fro ...

Alan 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 Party (UK), Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Egerton was a young ...

* Beatrix Lucia (b. 1926), m. Lionel Tollemache (1838–1919), son of

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. * Emily Marion (b. 1918), m. Percy Mitford (1833–1884) * Alice Mary (b. 1868), m.

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Lady Charlotte died in 1878. Egerton survived her by five years and died in February 1883, aged 76. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Wilbraham, who was created Earl Egerton in 1897.

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