Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton
Arthur Edward Holland Grey Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton (25 November 1833 – 18 January 1885), styled Viscount Grey de Wilton from 1833 to 1882, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament from the Egerton family.
Wilton was the third but eldest surviving son of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton and his first wife Lady Mary Stanley, daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.
He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford[1] and was elected to Parliament for Weymouth in 1859, a seat he held until 1865, and also represented Bath between 1873 and 1874.
In 1875, seven years before he succeeded his father in the earldom, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grey de Radcliffe,[2] in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Lord Wilton married Lady Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven, daughter of William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven, in 1858. The marriage was childless. Lord Wilton died in January 1885, aged 51. On his death the barony of Grey de Radcliffe became extinct while he was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother Seymour John Grey Egerton.
References
- Hazell's Annual Cyclopaedia. Hazell, Watson and Viney, 1886 p. 478
- Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. 1878 p. 651
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Wilton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Lockyer Freestun Robert James Roy Campbell |
Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1859–1865 With: Robert Brooks |
Succeeded by Henry Gillett Gridley Robert Brooks |
| Preceded by Viscount Chelsea Donald Dalrymple |
Member of Parliament for Bath 1873–1874 With: Donald Dalrymple |
Succeeded by Nathaniel George Philips Bousfield Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Grey de Radcliffe 1875–1885 |
Extinct |
| Preceded by Thomas Egerton |
Earl of Wilton 1882–1885 |
Succeeded by Seymour John Grey Egerton |