Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere

Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere (1540 – 1617) was an English nobleman who served as Member of Parliament for Cheshire.

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1540 - 1617 - English - Noble - Member of Parliament - Cheshire

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The illegitimate son of Sir Richard Egerton of Cheshire, he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was universally known as Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, receiving that title in 1603. He resigned many offices a few weeks before his death and was promised the Earldom of Bridgewater, but did not live to receive it.

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Illegitimate - Richard Egerton - Cheshire - Brasenose College, Oxford - 1603 - Earldom of Bridgewater

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