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About John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, Baron Ellesmere
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC (30 May 1623 – 26 October 1686) was an English nobleman.
He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley. His maternal grandparents were Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and his wife Alice Spencer.
According to the Will of King Henry VIII, his mother, at one time, was second-in-line to inherit England's throne. However, Lady Frances Stanley's older sister, Lady Anne Stanley, was passed over for King James VI of Scotland.
He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1660–1686), Cheshire (1670–1676), Lancashire (1670–1676), and Hertfordshire (1681–1686), in addition to being invested as a Privy Councillor in 1679. He was buried in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.
In 1641 he married to Elizabeth Cavendish (1626–1663), a daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset. They had four children:
* John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (9 November 1646 - 19 March 1701).
* William Egerton (born 15 August 1649). He married Honora Leigh.
* Thomas Egerton of Tatton Park.
* Elizabeth Egerton (24 August 1653 - 1709). Married Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egerton,_2nd_Earl_of_Bridgewater
http://thepeerage.com/p2947.htm
http://www.geneall.net/U/per_page.php?id=493705
http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/9088.htm
He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley. His maternal grandparents were Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and his wife Alice Spencer. According to the Will of King Henry VIII, his mother, at one time, was second-in-line to inherit England's throne. However, Lady Frances Stanley's older sister, Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, was passed over for King James VI of Scotland.
He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1660–1686), Cheshire (1670–1676), Lancashire (1670–1676), and Hertfordshire (1681–1686), in addition to being invested as a Privy Councillor in 1679. He was buried in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.
Family Edit
In 1641 Egerton married Elizabeth Cavendish (1626–1663), a daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset. Their children included:
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (9 November 1646 - 19 March 1701) William Egerton (born 15 August 1649), who married Honora Leigh Thomas Egerton of Tatton Park, ancestor of the Barons and Earls Egerton Two other sons Charles Egerton Elizabeth Egerton (24 August 1653 - 1709), who married Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester Two other daughters.[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egerton,_2nd_Earl_of_Bridgewater
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, Baron Ellesmere's Timeline
1623 |
May 30, 1623
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Dodleston, Leicestershire, England
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1646 |
November 9, 1646
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Worsley, Eccles, Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England
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1649 |
August 15, 1649
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1650 |
1650
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Betley, , Staffordshire, England
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1651 |
March 16, 1651
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Tatton Park, Cheshire, England
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1653 |
August 24, 1653
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Doddleston, Hertford, England
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1654 |
March 12, 1654
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Newborough, , Staffordshire, England
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1656 |
1656
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Dodleston, , Cheshire, England
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1660 |
1660
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Dodleston, , Cheshire, England
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