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John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater
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John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgwater (29 April 1727 ā 26 February 1748),[2] known as Lord John Egerton until 1731 and as Marquess of Brackley from 1731 to 1745, was a British peer from the Egerton family. He was also known as the 5th Earl of Bridgewater from 1745 to 1748.
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Egerton was the fourth son of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater and his second wife Lady Rachael Russell, daughter of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford.[3] His older brothers having predeceased him, he succeeded his father as duke in 1745.[4]
Only three years later Egerton died intestate, aged only 20, from a fever and was buried in Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire on 4 March 1748.[3] He was unmarried and was succeeded in his titles by his younger and only surviving brother Lord Francis Egerton.[2]