Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island in Nunavut,
Portrait of the Earl of Ellesmere by Edwin Longsden Long
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, known as Lord Francis Egerton until 1748, was an English peer from the Egerton family. He was the youngest son of the 1st Duke. He did not marry, and the duke
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
…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…
1868 portrait
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Memorial to the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater in the Bridgewater Chapel at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Little Gaddesden, where many Egerton family members are buried
The Bridgewater Canal