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Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts.
Politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. National Gallery Trustee (1835–1857). Slavery connections.
Earl of Ellesmere ( / ˈɛlzmɪər / ELZ-meer ), of Ellesmere in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1846 for the Conservative politician Lord Francis Egerton.
Statesman, poet and founding Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. As a politician Ellesmere was an early advocate of free trade and served in a number of government positions.
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800 - 1857) RA Collection: People and Organisations. Property-owner, politician and poet. Francis Leveson-Gower; in 1833 on the death of his father he assumed the surname Egerton; in 1846 was created Viscount Brackley and Earl of Ellesmere. Profile. Born: 1 January 1800. Died: 18 February 1857. Gender: Male.
Francis Egerton Ellesmere, 1st earl of (ĕlz´mēr), 1800–1857, British politician, author, and philanthropist. His family name was Leveson-Gower, but he changed it on inheriting (1833) the estates of his great uncle, Francis Egerton, 3d duke of Bridgewater.
He was first president of the Camden Society in 1838, and president of the British Association at Manchester in 1842, of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1849, and of the Royal Geographical Society 1854-1855. He was lord-lieutenant of Lancashire from 1856 to his death.
