BRIDGWATER 313 IV. 1686. 3. John (Egerton), Earl of Bridgwater, fe'c, s. and h., b. 9 Nov. 1646; K.B. as Lord Brackley, at the coronation, 23 Apr.i66i; M.P. (Whig) for Bucks 1685-86; Lord Lieut, of Bucks 1 686-87, (') and again, 1689 till his death; P.C. 7 May 1691; First Lord of Trade 1695-99; Speaker of the House of Lords 1697 and 1700; one of the Lords Justices of the Realm 1699 and i70o(); First Lord of the Admiralty, 1699 till his death. He w., istly, 17 Nov. 1664, in the Chapel of Bridgwater House, Barbican, Elizabeth, da. and h. of James (Cranfield), 2nd Earl of Middlesex, by Anne, da. and coh. of Edward (Bourchier), Earl of Bath. She d. 3 Mar. 1 669/70, in childbed, aged 22, and was bur. at Little Gaddesden.() He »;., 2ndly, 2 Apr. 1673, '^^ Charter House Chapel, Midx., Jane, ist da. of Charles (Powlett), ist Duke of Bolton, by his 2nd wife, Mary, illegit. da. of Emanuel (le Scrope), Earl of Sunderland. He ^. at St. James's, 19, and was ^«r. 31 Mar. 1 700/1, at Little Gaddesden, in his 55th year.('^) M.L Will dat. 10 May 1687 to 4 Mar. 1700/1, pr. Apr. 1701. His widow d. 23, and was bur. 31 May 1716, at Little Gaddesden, in her 6 ist year. M.L W^ill pr. June 17 16. [Charles Egerton, j/y/i?^ Viscount Brack.ley, 2nd, but ist surv. s. and h. ap., being ist s. by 2nd wife, b. at the Barbican, 7, and bap. 9 May 1675, at St. Giles's, Cripplegate. He d. an infant and 'v.p.,(^) 1 1, and was bur. 14 Apr. 1687, at Little Gaddesden, aged 11.] V. 1701. I. Scroop (Egerton), Earl of Bridgwater, &c., 4th, but ist surv. s. and h., being 3rd s. by 2nd wife, b. 1 1, DUKEDOM, and bap. 14 Aug. 1 681, at St. Giles's, Cripplegate; Lord T Lieut, of Bucks 1702-11, and again 1714-28; Gent, of ' ' the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Denmark, 1703-05, and his Master of the Horse 1705-08; Lord Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales 17 14-17; Lord of the Bedchamber to the King 1719-27. On 18 June 1720 he, being a W^hig, was cr. MARQUESS OF BRACKLEY, co. Northampton, and DUKE OF BRIDGWATER, co. Somerset. He ?»., istly, 9 Feb. 1703, Elizabeth, 3rd da. and coh. of John (Churchill), the celebrated Duke of Marlborough, by Sarah, da. and coh. of Richard Jennings. She d. of small pox, 22, and was bur. 29 Mar. 17 14, aged 26, at Little Gaddesden. M.I. He m., 2ndly, 4 Aug. 1722, (^) From which he was dismissed by James II. See Appendix G in this volume. C") For a list of Lords Justices, Regents of the Realm, see note sub William, Duke of Devonshire [1707]. ("=) Her only child, John Egerton, was b. 10, and bap. 12 Jan. 1668/9, ^^ St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and d. an infant, 31 Mar. 1670. {^) Macaulay describes him as a nobleman of very fair character, and of some experience in business. V.G. (^) He was burnt to death with his next yr. br., Thomas [h. 15 Aug. 1679), in the fire which destroyed Bridgwater House, Barbican, the site of which, on the east side of Aldersgate Str., was afterwards formed into Bridgwater Square. 41
