Background
He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley.
Privy Councillor Lord Lieutenant
He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley.
According to the Will of King Henry VIII, his mother, at one time, was second-in-line to inherit England"s throne. However, Lady Frances Stanley"s older sister, Anne Stanley, Countess of Castlehaven, was passed over for King James VI of Scotland. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1660–1686), Cheshire (1670–1676), Lancashire (1670–1676), and Hertfordshire (1681–1686), in addition to being invested as a Privy Councillor in 1679.
He was buried in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire.
Their children included:
John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (9 November 1646 - 19 March 1701)
William Egerton (born 15 August 1649), who married Honora Leigh
Thomas Egerton of Tatton Park, ancestor of the Barons and Earls Egerton
Two other sons
Charles Egerton
Elizabeth Egerton (24 August 1653 - 1709), who married Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester
Two other daughters.