John Egerton, Viscount Alford
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John Hume Egerton, Viscount Alford (15 October 1812 – 3 January 1851) was a British
Tory
Member of Parliament
.
Born John Hume Cust, he was the eldest son of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow
by his first wife Sophia Hume, daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet and Lady Amelia Egerton, great-granddaughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
. He gained the courtesy title
of Viscount Alford on his father being created an Earl in 1815. Alford was educated at Eton
and Magdalen College, Cambridge. In 1835 he was elected to the House of Commons
for Bedfordshire
, a seat he held until 1851.
In 1849 Alford assumed by Royal license the surname of Egerton in lieu of his patronymic, on succeeding to the huge Bridgwater estates through his mother.
Lord Alford married Lady Marianne Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
, in 1841. He died in January 1851, aged only 38. His eldest son John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust succeeded his grandfather in the earldom of Brownlow in 1853. His second son Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow later became a government minister.
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Tory
Tory
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
Born John Hume Cust, he was the eldest son of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow
John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow
John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, GCH was a British Peer and Tory politician.Cust was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Brownlow and his second wife, Frances. In 1802, he was elected as MP for Clitheroe and held the seat until he succeeded to his father's title in 1807. In May, 1805 he was elected a...
by his first wife Sophia Hume, daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet and Lady Amelia Egerton, great-granddaughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater was the eldest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Elizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset.He served as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire as...
. He gained the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of Viscount Alford on his father being created an Earl in 1815. Alford was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Magdalen College, Cambridge. In 1835 he was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-History:...
, a seat he held until 1851.
In 1849 Alford assumed by Royal license the surname of Egerton in lieu of his patronymic, on succeeding to the huge Bridgwater estates through his mother.
Lord Alford married Lady Marianne Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton , known as Lord Compton from 1796 to 1812 and as Earl Compton from 1812 to 1828, was a British nobleman and patron of science and the arts....
, in 1841. He died in January 1851, aged only 38. His eldest son John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust succeeded his grandfather in the earldom of Brownlow in 1853. His second son Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow later became a government minister.