Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Wilton GCH, PC |
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| Lord Steward of the Household | |
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In office 2 January 1835 – 8 April 1835 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Argyll |
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| Born | 30 December 1799 |
| Died | 7 March 1882 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lady Mary Stanley (d. 1858) (2) Isabella Smith (d. 1916) |
Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton GCH, PC (30 December 1799 – 7 March 1882), known as Thomas Grosvenor until 1814, was a British nobleman and Tory politician. He served as Lord Steward of the Household in 1835 in Sir Robert Peel's first administration.
Wilton was the second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster and his wife Lady Eleanor Egerton, daughter of Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton. Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster was his elder brother and Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, his younger brother. In 1814, at the age of 14, he succeeded to the earldom of Wilton according to a special remainder on the death of his maternal grandfather. He assumed by sign manual the surname of Egerton in lieu of Grosvenor in 1821. He also inherited Heaton Park through his maternal grandfather.
Lord Wilton took his seat in the House of Lords on his twenty-first birthday in 1820. In January 1835 he was appointed Lord Steward of the Household in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel and the following February he was admitted to the Privy Council. However, the government fell already in April 1835 and Lord Wilton was never to return to office.
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