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Algernon Fulke Egerton (31 December 1825 – 14 July 1891), known as Algernon Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British

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politician from the

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Background

Egerton was the third son of

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size am ...

, younger son of

George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 175819 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politi ...

. His mother was Harriet Catherine, daughter of Charles Greville, while

George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (15 June 1823 – 19 September 1862), styled Viscount Brackley between 1846 and 1857, was a British peer and Conservative politician from the Egerton family. Egerton was the eldest son of ...

, and the Honourable Francis Egerton were his elder brothers.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953.

Political career

Egerton entered the

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for Lancashire South in 1859, a seat he held until 1868, and then represented Lancashire South-East from 1868 to 1880 and

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from 1882 to 1885. He held office under

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from 1874 to 1880.

Volunteer and Yeomanry career

On 16 May 1860 he was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the

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, a Rifle Volunteer unit recently raised by his political colleague

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. He later became its Honorary Colonel, and in 1875 his nephew,

Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere VD, DL, JP (5 April 1847 – 13 July 1914),''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953. styled Viscount Brackley between 1857 and 1862, was a British peer, ...

became lieutenant-colonel commandant.''Army Lists''''London Gazette'', 29 May 1860
/ref> He was also commissioned as lieutenant-colonel commandant of the

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on 15 December 1862 and remained in command until 1882.

Family

Egerton married Alice Louisa, daughter of Lord George Cavendish, in 1863. They had two sons and seven daughters: * Margaret Louisa Egerton (d. October 1950), married 10 October 1901 George Chichester May (d. 3 November 1924), son of

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, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. * Blanche Susan Egerton (d. 1 November 1940). * Katherine Alice Egerton (1867 - 13 December 1962). * Sybil Mary Egerton (d. 27 August 1873). * Violet Ellinor Egerton (1873 - 6 March 1968) married Frederick Walter Stephenson (d. 19 May 1944) on 27 January 1914. * Mary Florence Egerton. * Evelyn Harriet Egerton (d. 3 November 1964). * George Algernon Egerton (b. 1 December 1870; died of wounds received in action, 13 May 1915). * Ralph Greville Egerton (27 November 1876 – 9 January 1877). Egerton died in July 1891, aged 65. His wife survived him by fourteen years and died in March 1905.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egerton, Algernon 1825 births 1891 deaths Younger sons of earls Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Algernon Algernon Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wigan