Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton
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Alan de Tatton Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton (19 March 1845-9 September 1920), known as the Honourable Alan Egerton from 1859 to 1907, was a British
Conservative
politician.
Egerton was a younger son of William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton
, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus. Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, was his elder brother. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Cheshire Mid in 1883, a seat he held until 1885, when the constituency was abolished, and then represented Knutsford
from 1885 to 1906. In 1907 he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Egerton.
Lord Egerton married Anna Louisa, daughter of Simon Watson Taylor, in 1867. He died in September 1920, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Maurice.
The Hon Alan de Tatton Egerton MP was the first President of the UK Institute of Refrigeration, formed in 1899.
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Egerton was a younger son of William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton
William Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton
William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton was a British peer and politician.Egerton was the son of Wilbraham Egerton and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes, 1st Baronet. On his father's side he was descended in the female line from the Hon...
, and his wife Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus. Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton, was his elder brother. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Cheshire Mid in 1883, a seat he held until 1885, when the constituency was abolished, and then represented Knutsford
Knutsford (UK Parliament constituency)
Knutsford was a county constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.- Members of Parliament :...
from 1885 to 1906. In 1907 he succeeded his elder brother as third Baron Egerton.
Lord Egerton married Anna Louisa, daughter of Simon Watson Taylor, in 1867. He died in September 1920, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Maurice.
The Hon Alan de Tatton Egerton MP was the first President of the UK Institute of Refrigeration, formed in 1899.