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Egerton, Thomas, 1749-1814
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1749-1814
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EGERTON, THOMAS, 1ST EARL OF WILTON, second son of Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, Bart., MP, and Catherine, dau. of Rev. John Copley, Batley, Yorks., Rector of Thornhill and of Wakefield, Yorks.; b. 14 May 1749; succ. father as 7th baronet 7 Aug 1756; at Manchester GS 1757; in school lists 1764; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 Feb 1767; MA 1769; MP Lancashire 4 Feb 1772-84; created Baron Grey de Wilton 15 May 1784 and Earl of Wilton 26 Jun 1801; Lieut. -Col. in Army 21 Jul 1779, during service with Royal Lancashire Volunteers, of which he was Lieut-Col. commanding from 5 Oct 1779; travelling in Italy 1785, 1788; m. 12 Sep 1769 Eleanor, second dau. of Sir Ralph Assheton, Bart.; d. 23 Sep 1814.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.