Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley

The Right Honourable The Viscount Brackley KG
Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, National Portrait Gallery, London
Lord High Treasurer
In office 1613–1614
Preceded by	The Earl of Northampton
Succeeded by	The Earl of Suffolk
Lord High Chancellor of England
In office 6 May 1596 – 5 March 1617
Preceded by	Sir John Puckering
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Bacon
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
In office 6 May 1596 – 5 March 1617
Preceded by	Sir John Puckering
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Bacon
Additional offices Master of the Rolls In office 10 April 1594 – 18 May 1603 Preceded by Sir Gilbert Gerard Succeeded by Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss Attorney General for England and Wales In office 2 June 1592 – 10 April 1594 Preceded by Sir John Popham Succeeded by Sir Edward Coke Solicitor General for England and Wales Preceded by Sir John Popham Succeeded by Sir Edward Coke
Personal details
Born	(c.1540) Dodleston, Cheshire, England
Died	15 March 1617
Spouse	Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Children	Sir Thomas Egerton John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater Mary Egerton
Parent(s)	Sir Richard Egerton Alice Sparks

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, PC (1540 – 15 March 1617), 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.