Edward Egerton

Edward Christopher Egerton (27 July 1816 – 27 August 1869) was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family.

Edward Egerton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 6 July 1866 – 1 December 1868
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Austen Henry Layard
Succeeded by	Arthur Otway
Personal details
Born	27 July 1816 (1816-07-27)
Died	27 August 1869 (1869-08-28) (aged 53)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Lady Mary Pierrepont (d. 1905)

Background

Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet. William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton, was his elder brother.

Political career

Egerton sat as Member of Parliament for Macclesfield from 1852 to 1868 and for Cheshire East from 1868 to 1869. He served under the Earl of Derby and later Benjamin Disraeli as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1866 and 1868.

Family

Egerton married Lady Mary Frances, daughter of Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers, 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 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.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Egerton

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Brocklehurst John Williams	Member of Parliament for Macclesfield 1852–1868 With: John Brocklehurst	Succeeded by David Chadwick William Coare Brocklehurst
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Cheshire East 1868–1869 With: William Legh	Succeeded by William Legh William Cunliffe Brooks
Political offices
Preceded by Austen Henry Layard	Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1866–1868	Succeeded by Arthur Otway