John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

The Earl of Egmont
Portrait by Thomas Hudson
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office
1763–1766
Preceded byThe Earl of Sandwich
Succeeded bySir Charles Saunders
Postmaster General
In office
1762–1763
Preceded byThe Earl of Bessborough
Robert Hampden-Trevor
Succeeded byThe Lord Hyde
Robert Hampden-Trevor
Member of Parliament for Ilchester
In office
1761–1761
Serving with Joseph Tolson Lockyer
Preceded byThomas Lockyer
Joseph Tolson Lockyer
Succeeded byWilliam Wilson
Joseph Tolson Lockyer
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater
In office
1754–1762
Serving with Robert Balch, Edward Southwell
Preceded byGeorge Dodington
Robert Balch
Succeeded byViscount Perceval
Edward Southwell
Member of Parliament for Weobly
In office
1747–1754
Serving with Savage Mostyn
Preceded byMansel Powell
Savage Mostyn
Succeeded byJohn Craster
Savage Mostyn
Member of Parliament for Westminster
In office
1741–1747
Serving with Charles Edwin
Preceded bySir Charles Wager
The Lord Sundon
Succeeded byViscount Trentham
Sir Peter Warren
Member of Parliament for Dingle
In office
1731–1749
Preceded byThomas Crosbie
John FitzGerald
Succeeded bySir William Fownes, 2nd Baronet
Robert FitzGerald
Personal details
Born
John Perceval

(1711-02-25)25 February 1711
Died4 December 1770(1770-12-04) (aged 59)
Pall Mall, London
Spouses
Lady Catherine Cecil
(m. 1737; died 1752)
(m. 1756)
Children16
Parent(s)John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
Catherine Parker
ResidenceEnmore Castle

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC FRS (24[1] or 25[2] February 1711 – 4 December 1770) was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. Of Anglo-Irish background, he sat in both the Irish and British Parliaments. He was the father of the Regency Era Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.

  1. ^ "John Perceval, 2nd earl of Egmont". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1711-1770". snaccooperative.org/. SNAC. Retrieved 16 January 2023.