John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
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John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC (25 February 1711 – 4 December 1770), was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist.
The son of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont and Catherine Parker (daughter of Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet of Arwarton), he was baptised at Westminster Palace, London.
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[edit] Career
In April 1748 he was created Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1763 to 1766 and sat in the House of Commons for several constituencies.
[edit] Enmore Castle
From 1751 to 1757 he designed and created Enmore Castle, Enmore Somerset, which received 'the dismissive mockery of Horace Walpole'.[1]
[edit] Family
He was twice married, firstly to Lady Catherine Cecil, (d. 1752), and secondly to Catherine Compton. There were eight sons and eight daughters. One of his younger sons from the second marriage was Spencer Perceval, later British Prime Minister.
Lord Perceval died 4 December 1770 at Pall Mall, London, aged 59.
[edit] Mount Egmont
Mount Egmont in New Zealand was named after him by James Cook in recognition of his encouragement of Cook's first voyage. Since the 1980s, the mountain has officially been entitled Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont, to give equal recognition to its Māori and English names.
[edit] References
- ^ Against the Time in Which the Fabric and Use of Gunpowder Shall Be Forgotten: Enmore Castle, Its Origins and Its Architect - Tim Mowl 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery
- Enmore Castle. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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| Preceded by Thomas Crosbie and John FitzGerald |
Member of Parliament for Dingle with John FitzGerald to 1741, Robert FitzGerald from 1741 1731–1748 |
Succeeded by Robert FitzGerald and Sir William Fownes, Bt. |
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Member of Parliament for Westminster with Charles Edwin 1741–1747 |
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| Preceded by Mansel Powell Savage Mostyn |
Member of Parliament for Weobly with Savage Mostyn 1747–1754 |
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Member of Parliament for Bridgwater with Robert Balch 1754-1761 Edward Southwell 1761-1762 1754–1762 |
Succeeded by Viscount Perceval Edward Southwell |
| Preceded by Thomas Lockyer Joseph Tolson Lockyer |
Member of Parliament for Ilchester with Joseph Tolson Lockyer 1761 |
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Postmaster General 1762–1763 |
Succeeded by The Lord Hyde |
| Preceded by The Earl of Sandwich |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1763–1766 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Saunders |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by John Perceval |
Earl of Egmont 1748–1770 |
Succeeded by John Perceval |
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Baron Lovel and Holland 1762–1770 |
Succeeded by John Perceval |
