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John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater

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English politician (1646–1701)

The Right Honourable The Earl of Bridgewater KB PC


First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 1699–1701
Preceded by	The Earl of Orford
Succeeded by	The Earl of Pembroke
First Lord of Trade
In office 16 December 1695 – 9 June 1699
Preceded by	Vacant Last held by The Earl of Shaftesbury
Succeeded by	The Earl of Stamford
Member of Parliament forBuckinghamshire WithThomas Warton
In office 1685–1686
Preceded by	Richard Hampden
Succeeded by	Thomas Lee


Born	9 November 1646
Died	19 March 1701(1701-03-19) (aged 54)
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Cranfield (m. 1664; died 1668) Lady Jane Paulet (m. 1673)
Children	10
Parents	John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater (father) Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (mother)

John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater,KB,PC (9 November 1646 – 19 March 1701) was an English politician.

He was the eldest son ofJohn Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wifeElizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents wereWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset.

On 17 November 1664, he married Lady Elizabeth Cranfield, daughter ofJames Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex. She gave birth to a son, but died in childbirth. He married his second wife on 2 April 1673, Lady Jane Paulet, eldest daughter ofCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton.

In 1673 and until as late as 1685, Brackley wascolonel of theBuckinghamshire Militia Horse and Foot, commissioned by his father who was theLord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. The Egertons used the militia to harassQuakers andBaptists in the county.^[1]

Egerton served as aMember of Parliament forBuckinghamshire as aWhig from 1685 until his father's death in 1686, when he became a member of the House of Lords upon succeeding to the earldom. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire following his father's death, but was dismissed after his first period in office byKing James II for refusing to produce a list ofCatholics to serve as officers in theEnglish Militia.^[1] He was later reinstated to the position whenWilliam III came to the throne and James II was forced intoexile.

He served asFirst Lord of Trade in theConvention Parliament, 1690–1691. He was promoted to the cabinet asFirst Lord of the Admiralty by the Whigs in 1699. He served in this position until March 1700/1.

He was chosen as a Speaker for theHouse of Lords in 1697 and then again for 1701.

Family

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He was first married to Elizabeth Cranfield, a daughter ofJames Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex and Anne Bourchier. They had only one known child who survived birth:

John Cranfield (11 January 1668 – 31 March 1670).

On 2 April 1673, Bridgewater married his second wifeJane Paulet. She was a daughter ofCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and his second wifeMary Scrope. Mary was the eldest illegitimate daughter ofEmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, and his mistress Martha Jones; she became her father's co-heiress when a brother died childless. They had nine children:

Charles Egerton, Viscount Brackley (7 May 1675 – April 1687) died at age 11 at Bridgwater House, the Barbican, London, England, burnt to death in the fire which destroyed Bridgwater House. He was buried on 14 April 1687 at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England.^[2]
Lady Mary Egerton (14 May 1676 – 11 April 1704). MarriedWilliam Byron, 4th Baron Byron
Hon. Thomas Egerton (15 August 1679 – April 1687) died at age 7 at Bridgwater House, the Barbican, London, England, burnt to death in the fire which destroyed Bridgwater House. He was buried on 14 April 1687 at Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England.^[2]
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (11 August 1681 – 11 January 1744/5)
Hon.William Egerton (1684-15 July 1732), MP and soldier
Hon.Henry Egerton,Bishop of Hereford (10 February 1689 – 1 April 1746). Married Elizabeth Ariana Bentinck, a daughter ofWilliam Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and his second wife Jane Martha Temple. They were parents toJohn Egerton,Bishop of Durham.
Hon. John Egerton (d. c.1707), aPage of Honour
Hon.Charles Egerton (d. 7 November 1725). Married Catherine Greville. His wife was a sister ofWilliam Greville, 7th Baron Brooke.
Lady Elizabeth Egerton. MarriedThomas Catesby Paget. Her husband was a son ofHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Mary Catesby. They were parents ofHenry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge.

References

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^^a ^bIan F.W. Beckett, 'The Evolution and Decline of the Restoration Militia in Buckinghamshire 1660–1745',Records of Buckinghamshire, 1984, Vol 26, pp. 28–43.
^^a ^bG.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 313.

Bibliography

Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889)."Egerton, John (1646-1701)" .Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 17. London:Smith, Elder & Co.
Mosley, Charles (2003).Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (106th ed.). London: Cassells.
Mosley, Charles (2010).Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (107th ed.). London: Cassells.
Cokayne, George E.; Doubleday, Harry A; Gibbs, Vicary (1949).the Complete Peerage of all titles extant, dormant and abeyant in the United Kingdom and Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 13 of 14 vols. London: St Catherine's Press.

Political offices

New title

Establishment of theBoard of Trade

First Lord of Trade
1695–1699

Succeeded by

The Earl of Stamford

Preceded by

The Earl of Orford

First Lord of the Admiralty
1699–1701

Succeeded by

The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery

as Lord High Admiral

Parliament of England

Preceded by

Thomas Wharton
Richard Hampden

Member of Parliament forBuckinghamshire
1685–1686
With:Thomas Wharton

Succeeded by

Hon. Thomas Wharton
Sir Thomas Lee, Bt

Honorary titles

Preceded by

The Earl of Bridgewater

Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
1686–1687

Succeeded by

The Lord Jeffreys

Preceded by

The Lord Jeffreys

Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
1689–1701

Succeeded by

The Lord Wharton

Peerage of England

Preceded by

John Egerton

Earl of Bridgewater
2nd creation
1686–1701

Succeeded by

Scroop Egerton

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