Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (17 January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was the second Chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal from 1887 to 1894. Egerton was the only son of the 1st Baron Egerton. On 15 October 1857, he married Lady Mary Amherst, the only daughter of the 2nd Earl Amherst and they had one child, Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, who later married the future 8th Earl of Albemarle. In 1883, Egerton succeed to his father's title of Baron Egerton. His first wife died in 1892 and on 8 August 1894, Lord Egerton married Alice Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, the widow of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. In 1897, he was created Earl Egerton.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Egerton George Cornwall Legh |
Member for North Cheshire with George Cornwall Legh 1858–1868 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Constituency created |
Member for Mid Cheshire with George Cornwall Legh 1868–1873 Egerton Legh 1873–1876 Piers Egerton-Warburton 1876–1883 1868–1883 |
Succeeded by Piers Egerton-Warburton Hon. Alan Egerton |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Westminster |
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1900–1905 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Westminster |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New title | Earl Egerton 1897–1909 |
Extinct |
| Preceded by William Egerton |
Baron Egerton 1883–1909 |
Succeeded by Alan Egerton |
