Algernon Egerton

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The Honourable Algernon Fulke Egerton (31 December 1825 – 14 July 1891), known as Algernon Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British Conservative politician from the Egerton family.

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Background

Egerton was the third son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, younger son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland. His mother was Harriet Catherine, daughter of Charles Greville, while George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere, and the Honourable Francis Egerton were his elder brothers. [1]

Political career

Egerton entered the House of Commons for Lancashire South in 1859, a seat he held until 1868, and then represented Lancashire South-East from 1868 to 1880 and Wigan from 1882 to 1885. He held office under Benjamin Disraeli as Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty from 1874 to 1880.

Volunteer and Yeomanry career

On 16 May 1860 he was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the 3rd Manchester Rifles, a Rifle Volunteer unit recently raised by his political colleague John Snowdon Henry. He later became its Honorary Colonel, and in 1875 his nephew, Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere became lieutenant-colonel commandant. [2] [3]

He was also commissioned as lieutenant-colonel commandant of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry on 15 December 1862 and remained in command until 1882. [1] [2]

Family

Egerton married Alice Louisa, daughter of Lord George Cavendish, in 1863. They had two sons and seven daughters: [1]

Egerton died in July 1891, aged 65. His wife survived him by fourteen years and died in March 1905.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
  2. 1 2 Army Lists
  3. ↑ London Gazette, 29 May 1860

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Brown
John Cheetham 		Member of Parliament for Lancashire South
1859 – 1868
With: William Legh 1859–1868
Charles Turner 1861–1868
(representation increased to three members 1861)		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Lancashire South-East
1868 – 1880
With: John Snowdon Henry 1868–1874
Edward Hardcastle 1874–1880		Succeeded by
Robert Leake
William Agnew
Preceded by
Thomas Knowles
Francis Powell 		Member of Parliament for Wigan
1882 – 1885
With: Thomas Knowles 1882–1883
Nathaniel Eckersley 1883–1885		Succeeded by
Francis Powell
(representation reduced to one member 1885)
Political offices
Preceded by
George Shaw-Lefevre 		Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty
1874–1880		Succeeded by
George Shaw-Lefevre
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