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John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater KB
Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649) was an English
England

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 peer and politician.

The son of the 1st Viscount Brackley
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley was an England Peerage of England, Judge and Statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years....
 and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 (MP) for Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)

Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons in the Parliament of England and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832....
 from 1597 to 1598, and for Shropshire
Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom constituency. It was a United Kingdom constituencies of the British House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832....
 in 1601. Knighted on 8 April 1599, he was Baron of the Exchequer of Chester
Chester

Chester is the county town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, Wales, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider local government district of the Chester , which had a population of 118,210 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001....
 from 1599 to 1605. In 1603, Egerton was appointed a Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
 of the Order of Bath and in 1605, he received a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

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 from the University of Oxford
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.






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John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater KB
Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a United Kingdom order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the medieval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements....
, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 peer and politician.

The son of the 1st Viscount Brackley
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley was an England Peerage of England, Judge and Statesman who served as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years....
 and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 (MP) for Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)

Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons in the Parliament of England and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832....
 from 1597 to 1598, and for Shropshire
Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom constituency. It was a United Kingdom constituencies of the British House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832....
 in 1601. Knighted on 8 April 1599, he was Baron of the Exchequer of Chester
Chester

Chester is the county town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, Wales, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider local government district of the Chester , which had a population of 118,210 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001....
 from 1599 to 1605. In 1603, Egerton was appointed a Knight
Knight

File:Gothic armor 2.jpgKnight is the term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. In the Commonwealth of Nations, knighthood is a non-heritable form of gentry....
 of the Order of Bath and in 1605, he received a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

In the Universities of University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University of Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts is awarded to Bachelor of Arts of those universities on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university....
 from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
. Having succeeded to his father's titles in March 1617, he was created Earl of Bridgewater on 27 May 1617.

Egerton was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their Executive , typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchy....
 in 1626. From 1605 to 1646, he was Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire
Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire.* Thomas Holte bef. 1544–1546* Thomas Bromley 1546–1555...
 and from 1628 to 1649 Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire
Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire.* Francis Bryan bef. 1544 – bef. 1547* Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford bef....
. Between 1631 and 1642, he was Lord President of Wales and Lord Lieutenant of Wales
Lord Lieutenant of Wales

The Lord Lieutenant of Wales was an office associated with the Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches until the abolition of that body in 1689....
 and the Marches of Herefordshire
Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Herefordshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the English Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately....
, Monmouthshire
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire

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, Shropshire
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the English Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately....
 and Worcestershire
Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Since 1719, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Worcestershire....
. Egerton died intestate and was buried in Little Gaddesden
Little Gaddesden

Little Gaddesden is a village in the England county of Hertfordshire three miles north of Berkhamsted. As well as Little Gaddesden village , the parish contains the settlements of Ashridge , Hudnall , and part of Ringshall, Buckinghamshire ....
 in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
.

Family

On 27 June 1602, Egerton married Lady Frances Stanley, daughter of the Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby

Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby was the son of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby and Lady Margaret Clifford. His mother was heiress presumptive of Elizabeth I of England from 1578 to her own death in 1596....
 and Lady Alice Spencer. They had eight children:

  • Lady Elizabeth Egerton (d. 1688), married David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter
  • Lady Mary Egerton (d. 1659), married Richard Herbert, 2nd Lord Herbert of Cherbury
  • Lady Frances Egerton (d.1664), married Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet
    Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet

    Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet was an England politician.Born in Norwich in Norfolk, he was the son of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet and Dorothy Bell....
  • Lady Alice Egerton (d. 1689), married Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery
    Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery

    Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery Order of the Bath, Privy Council of England was a Wales soldier, peer and politician.The son of the John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery and Margaret Meyrick, he was Member of Parliament for Carmarthen from 1624 to 1626 and from 1628 to 1629....
  • Lady Arabella Egerton (d. 1669), married Sir Oliver St John
  • James Egerton, Viscount Brackley (1616–1620), died young
  • Charles Egerton, Viscount Brackley (b. 1623), died young
  • John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater
    John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater

    John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater Privy Council of England was an England nobleman.He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley....
     (1623–1686)