Charles Egerton (MP for Brackley)

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Charles Egerton (12 March 1654 – 11 December 1717), of

British Houses of Commons
between 1695 and 1711.

The fourth son of

John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, he was admitted at the Middle Temple in 1673 and at Lincoln's Inn
in 1678.

Egerton married Elizabeth Murray, the daughter and heiress of Henry Murray,

Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I, and widow of Randolph Egerton, of Betley, Staffordshire on 30 April 1691. His brother, Sir William Egerton, was also a lawyer.[2]

Egerton was returned as

Member of Parliament for Brackley, Northamptonshire, on the family interest at the 1695 English general election. He voted for fixing the price of guineas at 22 shillings in March 1695, and voted for the attainder of Sir John Fenwick on 25 November 1696. At the 1698 English general election, he was returned toParliament again unopposed and was a Court supporter. He was returned unopposed at the first 1701 and after a contest at the second 1701 election, and again at the 1702 English general election. At the 1705 English general election he was returned in a contest. He voted for the Court candidate as Speaker on 25 October 1705 and supported the Court in the proceedings on the ‘place clause’ of the Regency Bill on 18 February 1706. In 1708 he was returned unopposed as a Whig MP for Brackley. He supported the naturalization of the Palatines. At the 1710 British general election he was returned in a contest, but was unseated on petition in favour of John Burgh on 27 January 1711.[2]

From 1697 to 1709 Egerton was involved in backing a scheme to pardon the pirates of Madagascar and have them return to England with their considerable plundered wealth. Propagated by former pirate John Breholt, the scheme lost traction after Breholt's piratical past came to light.[3]

Charles Egerton's Estate Act 1711
Act of Parliament
10 Ann. c. 10
Dates
Royal assent22 May 1712

Egerton inherited a share of the estates of

10 Ann. c. 10) to sell his manor of Marchington in Staffordshire, to pay his debts. He did not stand for Parliament again and died on 11 December 1717, aged 63. He and his wife had one son.[2]

References

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 1077, Duke of Sutherland
  2. ^ a b c "EGERTON, Hon. Charles (1654-1717)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ISBN 9780874130270
    . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Brackley
1695–1707
With: Harry Mordaunt 1695-1698, 1701, 1705-1707
Sir John Aubrey 1698-1701
John James 1702-1705
John Sidney
1705 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
William Egerton
1708-1711 		Succeeded by
William Egerton
John Burgh


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