Whilst we have already featured Sir Philip de Malpas Grey-Egerton (1806-81) in our 'Footprints on the Ridge', this morning we add to our understanding of this MP who not only owned Oulton Estate and Broxton Old Hall on the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge but who was passionate about palaeontology. He sat variously in the House of Commons, representing Chester, Cheshire South and West Cheshire.
First elected to Chester in 1830, Grey-Egerton was the second longest serving MP of his era; acquiring a reputation as 'one of the hardest workers in committees'. In 1835, for example, he was appointed to the committee on the British Museum and served on inquiries relating to private railways bills and mine safety.
That said, he appears to have looked after his Cheshire constituents:
From the blog of the History of Parliament's House of Commons, 1832-68 project – Dr Philip Salmon – first posted in 2017 from 'MP of the Month'
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