Grey Egerton Baronets

The Egerton, later Grey Egerton Baronetcy, of Egerton and Oulton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 April 1617 for Rowland Egerton. He later represented Wootton Bassett in Parliament. Egerton married Bridget, sister and co-heir of Thomas Grey, 15th Baron Grey de Wilton, who was attainted in 1603 with his title forfeited (see Baron Grey de Wilton). The Egertons were an ancient Cheshire family. An ancestor of the first Baronet, William le Belward, took the surname of Egerton from the lordship of Egerton, which he inherited. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Newton.

In 1784, the seventh Baronet was created Baron Grey de Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County Hereford, in the Peerage of Great Britain, a revival of the title held by his ancestors. The peerage was created with remainder to the heirs male of his body. In 1801 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Grey de Wilton and Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Hereford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. These titles were created with remainder to the second and the younger sons successively of his daughter Lady Eleanor, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster. On Lord Wilton's death in 1814 the barony became extinct as he had no sons while he was succeeded in the viscountcy and earldom according to the special remainder by his grandson, the second Earl (see the Earl of Wilton for the later history of these titles). The baronetcy passed to his kinsman, the eighth Baronet, a descendant of a younger son of the first Baronet. He represented Chester in the House of Commons. The ninth Baronet was in 1825 granted by Royal Warrant, along with all subsequent Baronets on succeeding to the title, the right to assume for themselves only the additional surname of Grey and the arms and supporters of Grey de Wilton. The tenth Baronet was a politician and noted palaeontologist.

Several other members of the Egerton family have also gained distinction. Caledon Richard Egerton, fifth son of the ninth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army. His third son, Sir Charles Comyn Egerton, was a Field Marshal in the British Army. His son Wion de Malpas Egerton (1879-1943) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and was killed in action in the Second World War. His son David Boswell Egerton was a Major-General in the Royal Artillery. Sir Reginald Arthur Egerton, another son of the aforementioned Major-General Caledon Richard Egerton (d. 1930), was Private Secretary to the Postmaster-General, Surveyor to the General Post Office, London, and Secretary to the General Post Office, Dublin. Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton (1932-2006) (son of William le Belward Egerton, son of William Egerton, son of Philip Henry Egerton, son of William Egerton, third son of Philip Egerton, father of the eighth and ninth Baronets), was a prominent diplomat. He was Ambassador to Iraq from 1980 to 1982 and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 1989. Sir Robert Eyles Egerton (1827-1912), youngest son of William Egerton, third son of Philip Egerton, father of the eighth and ninth Baronets, was Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab. His son Sir Raleigh Gilbert Egerton (1860-1931) was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army.

Grey, later Grey Egerton Baronets, of Egerton and Oulton (1617)

*Sir Rowland Egerton, 1st Baronet (d. 1646)
*Sir John Egerton, 2nd Baronet (d. 1674)
*Sir John Egerton, 3rd Baronet (c. 1658-1729)
*Sir Holland Egerton, 4th Baronet (c. 1689-1730)
*Sir Edward Egerton, 5th Baronet (c. 1719-1744)
*Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, 6th Baronet (c. 1721-1756)
*Sir Thomas Egerton, 7th Baronet (1749-1814) (created Earl of Wilton in 1801)

Earls of Wilton (1801)

*Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton (1749-1814)

Grey, later Grey Egerton Baronets, of Egerton and Oulton (1617; Reverted)

*Sir John Grey Egerton, 8th Baronet (1766-1825)
*Sir Philip Grey Egerton, 9th Baronet (1767-1829)
*Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, 10th Baronet (1806-1881)
*Sir Philip le Belward Grey-Egerton, 11th Baronet (1833-1891)
*Sir Philip Henry Brian Grey-Egerton, 12th Baronet (1864-1937)
*Sir Brooke de Malpas Grey Egerton, 13th Baronet (1845-1945)
*Sir Philip Reginald le Belward Grey Egerton, 14th Baronet (1885-1962)
*Sir (Philip) John Caledon Grey Egerton, 15th Baronet (1920-2008)
*Sir David Boswell Egerton, 16th Baronet (b. 1914)

ee also

*Earl of Wilton
*Baron Grey de Wilton
*Duke of Westminster

External links

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/sep/20/guardianobituaries.politics "The Guardian" obituary of Sir Stephen Egerton]

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.leighrayment.com/Baronetage.htm Leigh Rayment' s baronetage page]
* [http://www.esms.edin.sch.uk/Former.aspx Brief biography of Sir Reginald Arthur Egerton]