Jump to content

William Egerton

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Tatton (Egerton), 1769 portrait by Samuel Cotes

William Egerton (originally William Tatton; 1749–1806) was an English politician[1] and a member of the Egerton family.

Egerton was the son of William Tatton and Hester, sister of Samuel Egerton, who was her brother's heiress. He changed his surname to his mother's on 9 July 1780.[1]

Egerton represented as Member of Parliament the constituencies of Hindon, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire.[1]

Family

[edit]

Egerton married four times. By his second marriage, to Mary daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bootle, he had three sons and one daughter.[1] The second son of this marriage was Wilbraham Egerton.[2]

Notes

[edit]
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hindon
1784–1790
With: Edward Bearcroft
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
1792–1800
With: Sir Archibald Macdonald 1792–1793
Sir Francis Ford 1793–1796
Edward Wilbraham Bootle 1796–1800
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of Great Britain Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme
1801–1802
With: Edward Wilbraham Bootle
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Cheshire
1802–1806
With: Thomas Cholmondeley
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Peter Kyffin Heron
High Sheriff of Cheshire
1778
Succeeded by
John Bower-Jodrell