John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont
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John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont (13 August 1767 – 31 December 1835), styled Viscount Perceval from 1770 to 1822, was a British peer and politician. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to enter the House of Commons in 1790, but entered the House of Lords when he succeeded to the Barony in February 1822.
Lord Egmont was the only son of John Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont and his wife, Isabella Powlett. His father served as MP for Bridgwater from 1762 to 1768.[1]
His paternal grandparents were John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont and, his first wife, Lady Catherine Cecil (a daughter of the 5th Earl of Salisbury).[2] After his grandmother died in 1752, his grandfather married Catherine Compton (sister of the 7th and 8th Earls of Northampton), with whom he had another three sons and six daughters.[2] His maternal grandparents were Lord Nassau Powlett (son of the 2nd Duke of Bolton and Henrietta Crofts, herself a granddaughter of King Charles II) and Lady Isabella Tufton (a daughter of the 6th Earl of Thanet).[2]
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