John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater

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John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC (30 May 1623 – 26 October 1686) was an English nobleman.

He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley. His maternal grandparents were Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and his wife Alice Spencer.

According to the Will of King Henry VIII, his mother, at one time, was second-in-line to inherit England's throne. However, Lady Frances Stanley's older sister, Lady Anne Stanley, was passed over for King James VI of Scotland.

He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1660–1686), Cheshire (1670–1676), Lancashire (1670–1676), and Hertfordshire (1681–1686), in addition to being invested as a Privy Councillor in 1679. He was buried in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.

He was married to Elizabeth Cavendish, a daughter of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset. They had four children:

• John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (9 November 1646 - 19 March 1701).
• William Egerton (born 15 August 1649). He married Honora Leigh.
• Thomas Egerton of Tatton Park.
• Elizabeth Egerton (24 August 1653 - 1709). Married Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester.

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A family tree of the Egerton family

Honorary titles
Vacant English Interregnum Title last held by The Lord Wharton	Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire 1660 – 1686	Succeeded by The Earl of Bridgewater
Vacant English Interregnum Title last held by The Earl of Bridgewater	Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire 1660 – 1686	Succeeded by The Lord Jeffreys
Preceded by The 8th Earl of Derby	Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and Lancashire 1673 – 1676	Succeeded by The 9th Earl of Derby
Preceded by The Earl of Essex	Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1681 – 1686	Succeeded by The Earl of Rochester
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Egerton	Earl of Bridgewater 2nd creation 1649 – 1686	Succeeded by John Egerton