Wilbraham Egerton (1832 - 1909)

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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Birth 1.2 Education 1.3 Marriage 1.4 Political Story 1.5 Heraldry of Wilbraham Egerton 1.6 Death & Burial 2 Sources

Biography

Birth

Wibraham Egerton was christened on the 20th day of January 1832 in Rostherne, Cheshire, England. His father was William Egerton and his mother was Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus.^[1] The Egerton family had been in posession of Tatton Park for many centuries from as early as 1598 to the time of Wilbraham's birth in 1832. The family, through generations, had gone from much wealth to near bankruptcy and back to wealth. During the 19th century Tatton Park flourished reaching the height of its status during the ownership of Wilbrham Egerton.

Education

Wibraham Egerton was educated at Eton College and Christ Church in Oxford. He became a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire. His job was to act as a judicial officer of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. He dealt with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office.^[2]

Marriage

Wibraham Egerton married on the 15 October 1857 Lady Mary Amherst, the only daughter of the 2nd Earl Amherst.^[3][4] They had only one child, a daughter, Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, who later married the future 8th Earl of Albemarle.^[5] Lady Mary Egerton died in 1892, therefore, Wilbrham married for the second time to Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, the widow of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. They were married on 8 August 1894. (Alice Graham-Montgomery, daughter of Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet)^[6] No children were born of this union.

Political Story

Wibraham Egerton was a member of the Conservative Party of England and first was elected to Parliament for North Cheshire in 1858 and held the seat until 1868. He was then elected in 1868 MP for Mid Cheshire and held the seat until 1883.^[7] He was the second Chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal from 1887 to 1894. In 1897, he was created Earl Egerton.

Baron Wilbraham Egerton

Wilbrham Egerton was then appointed Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum (Lord Lieutenant) of Cheshire in March 1900, serving until 1905. He was then chairman of the Church Defence Institution, and an Ecclesiastical Commissioner. He died on 16 March 1909 at the age of 77.^[8]

Heraldry of Wilbraham Egerton

Barons Egerton (1859) Main article: Baron Egerton William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton (1806–1883) Wilbraham Egerton, 2nd Baron Egerton (1832–1909) (created Earl Egerton in 1897) Alan de Tatton Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton (1845–1920) Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton (1874–1958) Viscount Salford and Earl Egerton in (1897)^[9]

Death & Burial

Wibraham Egerton died in Italy on16 Mar 1909.^[10]

Baron Wilbraham Egerton

Baron Wilbraham Egerton BIRTH 17 Jan 1832 Cheshire, England DEATH 16 Mar 1909 (aged 77) Italy BURIAL St. Mary's Churchyard Rostherne, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England MEMORIAL ID 150857301^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3RN-PH6 : 7 December 2017), Wibraham Egerton, 20 Jan 1832, Christening; citing item 9 p 148, , Rostherne, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,941,850.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Justice of the peace," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justice_of_the_peace&oldid=1007997527]; accessed March 8, 2021.
3. ↑ Wilbraham Egerton, England Marriages, 1538–1973, Event Date: 15 Oct 1857 Event Place: Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom Sex: Male Marital Status: Single Father's Name: William Tatton Egerton Spouse's Name: Lady Mary Sarah Amherst Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Father's Name: William Pitt Amherst
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NX2G-3D4 : 13 March 2020), Wilbraham Egerton, 1857.
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilbraham_Egerton,_1st_Earl_Egerton&oldid=1010242622]; accessed March 8, 2021.
6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville,_3rd_Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Chandos&oldid=1007810541]; accessed March 8, 2021.
7. ↑ Retrieved from WebArchive.org. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS CONSTITUENCIES BEGINNING WITH "C" CHESHIRE MID-21 Nov 1868-Wilbraham Egerton,later [1883] 2nd Baron Egerton of Tatton and [1897] 1st Earl Egerton of Tatton (to 1883), [ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons3.htm]; accessed 8 Mar 2021.
8. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilbraham_Egerton,_1st_Earl_Egerton&oldid=1010242622]; accessed March 9, 2021.
9. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Egerton family," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egerton_family&oldid=999306040] accessed March 8, 2021.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-5STY]; accessed 19 July 2020, Wilbraham Egerton, 1909; Burial,citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ FindAGrave.com. [ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150857301/wilbraham-egerton]; accessed 8 Mar 2021.

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• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-X4WG : 10 December 2017), Wilbraham Egerton, St Margaret And St John The Evangelist Westminster, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 120/91, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,340.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:497L-4W2 : 11 December 2017), Wilbraham Baron Egerton, Tatton, Cheshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-5STY : 15 March 2016), Wilbraham Egerton, 1909; Burial, Rostherne, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, St Mary Churchyard; citing record ID 150857301, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.