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Encyclopedia > John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater

John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgwater (29 April 172726 February 1748) was a British peer and politician. April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of...


The son of the 1st Duke of Bridgewater and Lady Rachael Russell, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1745. Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (1681 – 1744) was an Earl and Duke in the Peerage of Great Britain. ...


Egerton died intestate, aged only 20 from a fever and was buried in Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire on 4 March 1748. He was unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother Lord Francis Egerton. 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. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (May 21, 1736–March 8, 1803) (also the 6th Earl of Bridgewater) was a British nobleman. ...


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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Scroop Egerton
Duke of Bridgewater
1745–1748
Succeeded by
Francis Egerton

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Earl of Bridgewater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (220 words)
The fourth earl was created Duke of Bridgewater in 1720 with the subsidiary title Marquess of Brackley.
John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater, 5th Earl of Bridgewater (1727-1748)
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, 6th Earl of Bridgewater (1736-1803) (Dukedom extinct)
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