Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Politician
1800 – 1857
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Who was Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere?
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC, 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, the Canadian Arctic, was named after him.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1800
London - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Died
- Feb 18, 1857
London
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on July 23, 2013
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