John Egerton (Bishop)

Rt. Rev. John Egerton, Bishop of Durham

John Egerton (born November 30, 1721 in London , † June 18, 1787 in London) was an Anglican bishop .

Life

Egerton was the eldest son of the Rev. Hon. Henry Egerton († 1746), Bishop of Hereford , who in turn was a younger son of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater . His mother was Lady Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck, daughter of Johann Wilhelm Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland .

He was at Eton College educated and studied at Oriel College of Oxford University . In 1756 he completed his studies as Doctor of Civil Law . In 1745 he became a deacon and priest ordained .

In 1749 he was appointed court chaplain to King George II and in 1750 he was appointed Dean of Hereford by his father .

In 1756 he was ordained bishop of Bangor . In 1768 he was transferred to the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry and finally in 1771 to the Principality of Durham . He had turned down the offer of primate of the Church of Ireland .

Marriages and offspring

On November 21, 1748 he married his first cousin Lady Anne Gray, daughter and co-heir of Henry Gray, 1st Duke of Kent . They had three children together:

• Lady Amelia Egerton (1751–1809), ⚭ Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet (1749–1838);
• John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater (1753-1823);
• Francis Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (1756-1829).

After his first wife died in 1780, he married Mary Boughton, sister of Sir Edward Boughton, 8th Baronet (around 1742-1794) on March 31, 1782. The marriage remained childless.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Eds.): Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 276.
2. ^ Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Eds.): Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 235.
3. ^ Frederick M. Powicke, Edmund B. Fryde (Eds.): Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society, London 1961, p. 222.
4. ^ Robinson's Annual Register (1782)

Literature and web links

• Charles William Sutton:  Egerton, John (1721-1787) . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 17:  Edward - Erskine. MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London, 1889, pp 158 - 159 (English).
• Rt. Rev. John Egerton on thepeerage.com

predecessor	Office	successor
Zachariah Pearce	Bishop of Bangor 1756–1768	John Ewer
Frederick Cornwallis	Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1768–1771	Brownlow North
Richard Trevor	Prince-Bishop of Durham 1771–1787	Thomas Thurlow