John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater

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John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (9 November 1646–19 March 1701) was the eldest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Elizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset.

He served as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire as a Whig from 1685 to 1686. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire following his father's death in 1686 but was dismissed after his first period in office by King James II for refusing to produce a list of Roman Catholics to serve as officers of the militia. He was later reinstated to the position when William III came to the throne and James II was forced into exile.

He was first married to Elizabeth Cranfield, a daughter of James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex and Anne Bourchier. Anne was a daughter of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath and his wife Dorothy St. John. 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 wife Jane Paulet. She was a daughter of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and his second wife Mary Scrope. Mary was a daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland and Elizabeth Manners. Elizabeth was a daughter of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and Martha Jones. They had eight children:

• Charles Egerton, Viscount Brackley (7 May 1675 - April, 1687).
• Mary Egerton (14 May 1676 - 11 April 1704). Married William Byron, 4th Baron Byron.
• Thomas Egerton (15 August 1679 - April, 1687).
• Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater (11 August 1681 - 11 January 1744).
• Henry Egerton, Bishop of Hereford (d. 1 April 1746). Married Elizabeth Ariana Bentinck, a daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and his wife Anne Frances Villiers. They were parents to John Egerton, Bishop of Durham.
• Charles Egerton (d. 7 November 1725). Married Catherine Greville. His wife was a sister of William Greville, 7th Baron Brooke.
• Elizabeth Egerton. Married Thomas Catesby Paget. Her husband was a son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Mary Catesby. They were parents of Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge.
• John Egerton.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Hon. Thomas Wharton Richard Hampden	Member for Buckinghamshire with Hon. Thomas Wharton 1685–1686	Succeeded by Hon. Thomas Wharton Sir Thomas Lee, 1st 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 Marquess of Wharton
Political offices
Preceded by New Creation	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 (Lord High Admiral)
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Egerton	Earl of Bridgewater 1686–1701	Succeeded by Scroop Egerton