George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere

Who was George Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere?

George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere, styled Viscount Brackley between 1846 and 1857, was a British peer and Conservative politician.

Egerton was the eldest son of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge. On 29 April 1846, he married Lady Mary Campbell and they had two sons, Hon. Francis Charles Granville and Hon. Alfred John Francis, Member of Parliament for Eccles.

In 1847, Lord Brackley became Member of Parliament for North Staffordshire and held the seat until 1851 when he resigned due to ill health. In 1857, he inherited his father's titles and on his own death in 1862, was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis.