Egerton, Thomas (1539/40 - 1616/17)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 8
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1540-01-23
Death Date: 1617-03-15

Notes

Raised in the household of Thomas Ravenscroft (d. ca. 1553), of Bretton, Flintshire

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Ravenscroft, Elizabeth ( - 1588)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1576
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced one daughter
  2. More, Elizabeth ( - 1599/1600)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1596
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marrired in or after this year
  3. Spencer, Alice (1559 - 1636/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1600-10-20
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Ravenscroft, Elizabeth ( - 1588)

  1. Male offspring: Egerton, John (1579 - 1649)
  2. Male offspring: Egerton, Thomas (1574 - 1599)

Titles

  • Baron Ellesmere
    Assumed 1603-07-21
    Vacated 1616/17-03-15
  • 1st Viscount Brackley
    Assumed 1616-11-07
    Vacated 1616/17-03-15

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Solicitor-gen, England 1581-6-26 n.d.
Recorder, Staffordshire 1582 n.d.
MP, Cheshire 1584 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1586 n.d.
MP, Cheshire 1586 n.d.
MP, Berkshire 1589 n.d.
Attorney-gen, England 1592-6-2 1594
Steward, Middlesex 1593 n.d.
Chamberlain, County Palatine of Chester 1594 1603
Steward, Denbighshire 1594-7-5 n.d. Held solely, then jointly from 1607
Chief Steward, Marches of Wales 1595 1616/17-03-15 For life. Held solely, then jointly from 7 Nov. 1607
Steward, Denbighshire 1595 1616/17-03-15 For life. Held solely, then jointly from 7 Nov. 1607
Keeper of the Great Seal, England 1596-5-6 1603-07-24
Privy Councillor, England 1596-5-6 n.d.
Recorder, Cambridgeshire by 1596 1600
High Steward, Cambridgeshire 1600 n.d.
High Steward, Hertfordshire ca. 1600 n.d.
Chief Steward, Wiltshire 1601 n.d.
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1601 n.d.
Lord Chancellor, England 1603-7-24 1616/17-03-3
Lord Lieut, Buckinghamshire 1607-12-22 1616-09-15
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1610 1616/17-01-24

Details of Properties

Residence

  • York House, London (city-county)
  • Harefield Place, Middlesex
  • Islington, Middlesex
  • Ridley Hall, Cheshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Cheshire
  • Middlesex
  • Shropshire: Ellesmere
    Purchased
  • Shropshire: Knockin
    Purchased

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1608-1609 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Chancellor's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chancellor's Players Egerton, Thomas (1540 - 1617) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Ridley Hall Cheshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)