Henry Egerton
English Bishop of Hereford
About Henry Egerton
Lived 1689 – 1746 (aged 57).
Henry Egerton (10 February 1689 – 1 April 1746) was a British clergyman from the Egerton family. He was Bishop of Hereford between 1723 and his death in 1746.
Life Egerton was a younger son of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, by his second wife Lady Jane, daughter of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater, was his elder brother. He was educated at Eton College (1706 – 1707) and New College, Oxford, matriculating in 1707. He studied civil law at Oxford, graduating BCL in 1712 and DCL in 1717. Lady Elizabeth survived him by almost twenty years and died in 1765.
Henry Egerton and Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck had six children:
John Egerton, Bishop of Durham William Egerton MP for Brackley Henry Egerton Lt. Col. Charles Egerton Francis Egerton (born 20 December 1737) Anne Egerton
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English Bishop of Hereford
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Henry Egerton was born on 10 February 1689.
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Henry Egerton died on 1 April 1746.
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