George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (15 June 1823 – 19 September 1862) was a British peer

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 and Conservative

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 politician, known as Viscount Brackley from 1846–57.

Egerton was the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Ellesmere

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...

 and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford

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 and Trinity College, Cambridge

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. On 29 April 1846, he married Lady Mary Campbell (a daughter of the 1st Earl Cawdor

John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor

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) and they had two sons, Hon. Francis Charles Granville

Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere

Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere VD, DL, JP , styled Viscount Brackley between 1857 and 1862, was a British peer, soldier and author...

 (1847–1914) and Hon. Alfred John Francis

Alfred John Francis Egerton

The Honourable Alfred John Francis Egerton , was a British Conservative politician.He was the youngest son of the Second Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Mary Campbell...

 (1854–1890), Member of Parliament

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 for Eccles

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.

In 1847, Lord Brackley became MP

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 for North Staffordshire

North Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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and held the seat until 1851. In 1857, he inherited his father's titles and on his own death in 1862, was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis.