William Egerton
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William Tatton (Egerton), 1769 portrait by Samuel Cotes
William Egerton (originally William Tatton) (1749 – 1806) was an English politician.[1]
Egerton was the son of William Tatton and Hester, sister of Samuel Egerton, who was her brother's heiress. He changed his surname to his mother's on 9 July 1780.[1]
Egerton represented as Member of Parliament the constituencies of Hindon, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Cheshire.[1]
Family
Egerton married four times. By his second marriage, to Mary daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bootle, he had three sons and one daughter.[1] The second son of this marriage was Wilbraham Egerton.[2]
Notes
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lloyd Kenyon Nathaniel Wraxall |
Member of Parliament for Hindon 1784–1790 With: Edward Bearcroft |
Succeeded by William Beckford James Adams |
| Preceded by Sir Archibald Macdonald John Leveson-Gower |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1792–1800 With: Sir Archibald Macdonald 1792–1793 Sir Francis Ford 1793–1796 Edward Wilbraham Bootle 1796–1800 |
Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Parliament of Great Britain | Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme 1801–1802 With: Edward Wilbraham Bootle |
Succeeded by Edward Wilbraham Bootle Sir Robert Lawley |
| Preceded by John Crewe Thomas Cholmondeley |
Member of Parliament for Cheshire 1802–1806 With: Thomas Cholmondeley |
Succeeded by Thomas Cholmondeley Davies Davenport |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Peter Kyffin Heron |
High Sheriff of Cheshire 1778 |
Succeeded by John Bower-Jodrell |