There followed a period of investigation into the lives of the 1st and 2nd Earl and the journey from the wealth and influence-gathering abilities of the former through the short and rather indolent life of the latter to the finality of the 3rd Earl's uncontrolled spending.
At this point the 1st Earl is well on his way to becoming an influential figure in royal circles.The 2nd Earl was a member of Cotton Hall at Eton College in the care of George E. Marindin a teacher of classics at the college.
The 2nd Earl of Lathom with his son the 3rd Earl (Ned) of Lathom in the grounds of Lathom House.
Lord Lathom later held office under Lord Salisbury as Lord Chamberlain of the Household from 1885 to 1886, from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1898.
Lord Lathom married Lady Alice Villiers, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, on 16 August 1860.
Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl of Lathom (1864-1910), married 1889 to Lady Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor.
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