Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley
Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, PC, known as Lord Ellesmere from 1603 to 1616, was an English nobleman, judge and statesman from the Egerton family who served as Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor for twenty-one years. Wikipedia
Born: January 23, 1540, Dodleston, United Kingdom
Died: March 15, 1617 (age 77 years), Dodleston, United Kingdom
Children: John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, Mary Egerton, and Thomas Egerton
Great grandchildren: John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, Thomas Cecil, William Courten, and more
Grandchildren: John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, Alice Vaughan, Countess of Carbery, Vere Egerton, and more
Parents: Richard Egerton and Alice Sparke
Spouse: Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby (m. 1600–1617) and Elizabeth Wolley (m. 1597–1600)