Lord Francis Egerton
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC |
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Portrait of the Earl of Ellesmere
by Edwin Longsden Long |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 21 June 1828 – 30 July 1830 |
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| Monarch |
George IV William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | Hon. William Lamb |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Hardinge |
| Secretary at War | |
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In office 30 July 1830 – 15 November 1830 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Hardinge |
| Succeeded by | Charles Williams-Wynn |
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| Born | 1 January 1800 |
| Died | 18 February 1857 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Greville (d. 1866) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts.Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size among global islands) in Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic, was named after him.
Ellesmere was born at 21 Arlington Street, Piccadilly, London, on 1 January 1800, the second son of George Leveson-Gower (then known as Lord Gower) and his wife, Elizabeth Gordon who was 19th Countess of Sutherland in her own right. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and then held a commission in the Life Guards, which he resigned on his marriage. In October 1803 his father became Marquess of Stafford, having shortly before inherited the considerable wealth (but not the titles) of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, whose will provided that the Bridgewater estates should next pass to Francis, rather than his elder brother George
Egerton entered Parliament in 1822 as member for the pocket borough of Bletchingley in Surrey, a seat he held until 1826. He afterwards sat for Sutherland between 1826 and 1831, and for South Lancashire between 1835 and 1846. In 1835, a parliamentary sketch-writer said of his performance in the Commons: "He hardly ever speaks, and then but very indifferently… His voice is harsh and husky and not very strong. There is no variety either in it or in his gesture. Both are monotonous in a high degree... He is much respected by his own party, both for his personal worth, and for his high family connexions."
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