John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere

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Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere MVO KJStJ (14 November 1872–24 August 1944) was a British peer and soldier, known as Viscount Brackley before 1914.

Lord Brackley was the eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere and his wife, Katherine. He fought in the Boer War and served with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots, stationed at Edinburgh, during World War I, when he was mentioned in despatches.

On 28 October 1905, he married Lady Violet Lambton (the eldest daughter of the 4th Earl of Durham) and they had seven children:

• Lady Anne Katherine (1908–1964), married Sir James Babington
• Lady Jane Mary (1909–1978), married Richard Scrope
• Lady Mary (born 1911), married Lt-Col. Conyers Scrope
• Lady Susan Alice (born 1913), married Maj. John Askew
• Hon. John Sutherland (1915–2000)
• Lady Margaret (1918–2004), married Sir Jock Colville
• Lady Alice (1923–1977)

Lord Brackley inherited his father's titles in 1914 and on his own death in 1944, was succeeded by his only son, John.

He captained his own side to the West Indies in the winter of 1904-05.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Francis Egerton	Earl of Ellesmere 1914 – 1944	Succeeded by John Egerton