John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater KB, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649) was an English peer and politician. Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... December 4th redirects here. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate...

The son of the 1st Viscount Brackley and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Callington from 1597 to 1598, and for Shropshire in 1601. Knighted on 8 April 1599, he was Baron of the Exchequer of Chester from 1599 to 1605. In 1603, Egerton was appointed a Knight of the Order of Bath and in 1605, he received a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford. Having succeeded to his father's titles in March 1617, he was created Earl of Bridgewater on 27 May 1617. Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley (1540 – 1617) was an English nobleman who served as Member of Parliament for Cheshire. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. ... Shropshire (a. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Year 1599 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Exchequer of Pleas or Exchequer was one of the three common-law courts of Medieval and Early Modern England. ... For the larger local government district, see Chester City (district). ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ...

Egerton was sworn of the Privy Council in 1926. From 1605 to 1646, he was Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire and from 1628 to 1649 Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire. Between 1931 and 1642, he held several positions at the same time: so he was Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire, Lord Lieutenant of North Wales, Lord Lieutenant of South Wales, Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire, Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire, Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire, Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire, Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire as well as Lord President of Wales. Egerton died intestate and was buried in Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire. A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire. ... This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Merioneth. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. ... This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire. ... Incomplete: Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 1587–1601 Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester 1602–1628 jointly with Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester 1626–1629 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton 1629–1630 John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater 1631–1642 Interregnum Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire. ... The Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire is Her Majestys representative in the ceremonial county of Shropshire (which includes the borough of Telford and Wrekin). ... Intestacy refers to the body of common law that determines who is entitled to the property of a dead person in the absence of a last will and testament or other binding declaration. ... Little Gaddesden is a village in the English county of Hertfordshire. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...

Family

On 27 June 1602, Egerton married Lady Frances Stanley, daughter of the Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Lady Alice Spencer. They had eight children: June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... This page is about the year. ... Ferdinando Stanley (c. ...

• 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
• Lady Alice Egerton (d. 1689), married Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery
• 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 (1623–1686)

Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet (19 April 1593 – 20 April 1647) was an English politician. ... Oliver St John (c. ... John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater (30 May 1623 - 26 October 1686) was an English nobleman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, and Hertfordshire, in addition to being invested as a Privy Councillor in 1679. ...

References

• thePeerage. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.