Francis Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater

British Earl

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1756

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1829

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater, (11 November 1756 – 11 February 1829), known as Francis Egerton until 1823, was a noted British eccentric from the Egerton family and supporter of natural theology.Egerton was a Church of England clergyman who held the rectories of Myddle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy.
He succeeded his brother John in the earldom in 1823, and spent the latter part of his life in Paris.
He was a fair scholar, and a zealous naturalist and antiquarian.
When he died in February 1829 the earldom became extinct.