EGERTON, Wilbraham. b. 1 Sep. 1781; sheriff of Cheshire 1808; M.P. for Cheshire 1812–31. d. Tatton park 25 April 1856.
EGG, Augustus Leopold (son of Joseph Egg of 1 Piccadilly, London, gunmaker). b. 1 Piccadilly 2 May 1816; studied at R.A.; exhibited 28 pictures at R.A., 9 at B.I. and 9 at Suffolk st. gallery 1837–60; A.R.A. 1848, R.A. 1860. d. Algiers 26 March 1863. Life of Charles Dickens by J. Forster iii, 55–74 (1874); Redgrave’s Century of painters ii, 358–60 (1866); Art Union monthly journal (1847) 312, portrait; I.L.N. xxx, 419, 420 (1857), portrait.
EGLEY, William. b. Doncaster 1798; miniature painter in London 1824 to death; exhibited 169 miniatures at R.A. 1824–69. d. London 19 March 1870.
EGLINTON, Archibald William Montgomerie, 13 Earl of (only son of major general Archibald Montgomerie 1773–1814). b. Palermo 29 Sep. 1812; succeeded his grandfather as 13 Earl, 14 Dec. 1819; ed. at Eton; began racing 1831, won the St. Leger with Blue Bonnet 1842, with Van Tromp 1847, won the Derby and St. Leger with the Flying Dutchman 1849; col. Ayrshire militia 1836–52; carried out celebrated tournament held at Eglinton castle, Ayrshire 28–30 Aug. 1839; served heir male general of George 4 Earl of Winton (who d. 6 March 1704) 22 Dec. 1840; lord lieut. of Ayrshire 17 Aug. 1842; lord rector of Marischal coll. Aberdeen 1852; lord lieut. of Ireland 27 Feb. to Dec. 1852 and 26 Feb. 1858 to 5 Jany. 1859; P.C. 27 Feb. 1852; lord rector of Glasgow Univ. 1852; K.T. 18 June 1853; created Earl of Winton in peerage of U.K. 23 June 1859; the most popular man in the three kingdoms. d. Mount Melville near St. Andrews 4 Oct. 1861. Nixon and Richardson’s Eglinton Tournament (1843), portrait; Eton portrait gallery (1876) 352–56; Sporting Review xxxix, 452–5 (1858), xlvi, 320–1 (1861); Rice’s British turf (1879) i, 281–3; Sporting Times 28 March 1885 pp. 5–6.
EGMONT, George James Perceval, 6 Earl of (3 son of 2 Baron Arden 1756–1840). b. 14 March 1794; served as midshipman at Trafalgar 21 Oct. 1805, captain 7 Dec. 1818; admiral on h.p. 23 March 1863; M.P. for West Surrey 4 Aug. 1837 to 5 July 1840 when he succeeded as 3 Baron Arden; succeeded as 6 Earl of Egmont 23 Dec. 1841. d. North house, Epsom 2 Aug. 1874, personalty sworn under £350,000, 26 Sep. I.L.N. lxv, 164 (1874), portrait.
EKINS, Sir Charles (son of Very Rev. Jeffery Ekins, dean of Carlisle, who d. 20 Nov. 1791). b. Quainton rectory, Bucks. 1768; entered navy 20 March 1781; captain 22 Dec. 1796; admiral 23 Nov. 1841; K.C.B. 8 June 1831; G.C.B. 6 April 1852; author of Naval battles from 1744 to the peace of 1814 critically reviewed and illustrated 2 vols. 1824, 2 ed. 1828. d. 69 Cadogan place, London 2 July 1855 aged 87.
ELD, George. b. Coventry; a miller, silk dealer and dyer successively; edited Coventry Standard 20 years; mayor of Coventry 1834–5, alderman to death; made many drawings of ancient buildings and other memorials of the past. d. Coventry 22 May 1862 in 71 year.
ELD, John (3 son of Francis Eld of Seighford hall near Stafford 1736–1817). b. 16 July 1779; elected master of the ceremonies of assemblies at Old Ship inn, Brighton, March 1828 being the third and last master, final ball held 20 Nov. 1854. d. Brighton 22 Dec. 1855 in 76 year. J. G. Bishop’s A Peep into the past, Brighton (1880) 34–6, portrait.
ELDER, Charles. Historical and portrait painter; exhibited 5 pictures at B.I., 11 at R.A. and 5 at Suffolk st. gallery 1844–52. d. Gower st. London 11 Dec. 1851 aged 30.
ELDER, Rev. Edward (son of John Edward Elder of Barbadoes). b. 1 Oct 1812; ed. at Charterhouse and Ball. coll. Ox., open scholar 1830; B.A. 1834, M.A. 1836, D.D. 1853; master of Durham cathedral gr. school 1839–53; master of Charterhouse school 1853 to death; contributed several articles to Smith’s Dictionary of classical biography and mythology. d. 6 April 1858, memorial tablet in Charterhouse chapel. G.M. iv, 563, 673–4 (1858).