Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex PC (Little Haddam, Hertford 1654 – January 10, 1710, Watford) was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex and Elizabeth Percy. After his father's suicide in 1683, Capell became the 2nd Earl of Essex. He married Mary Bentinck, daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, in 1691. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1708 by Queen Anne. He had one son, William, who inherited his title as the 3rd Earl of Essex.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Shewsbury	Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1692–1710	Succeeded by The Lord Cowper
Preceded by The Earl of Abingdon	Constable of the Tower Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets 1706–1710	Succeeded by The Earl Rivers
Peerage of England
Preceded by Arthur Capell	Earl of Essex 1683–1710	Succeeded by William Capell