Family and Education
b. 24 Feb. 1711, o. surv. s. of John, 1st Earl of Egmont [I], M.P., by Catherine, da. of Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Bt., M.P. m. (1) 15 Feb. 1737, Lady Catherine Cecil (d. 1752), da. of James, 5th Earl of Salisbury, 2s. 1da.; (2) 26 Jan. 1756, Catherine, da. of Hon. Charles Compton, 4s. 4da. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl 1 May 1748; cr. Baron Lovel and Holland [GB] 7 May 1762.
Offices Held
M.P. [I] 1731 – 48; ld. of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales 1748 – 51; P.C. 9 Jan. 1755; jt. postmaster gen. Nov. 1762 – Sept. 1763; first ld. of Admiralty Sept. 1763 – Aug. 1766.
Parlimentarian
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Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
PERCEVAL, John, 2nd Earl of Egmont [I] (1711-70)
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Oxford 1644
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