ELLESMERE, FRANCIS EGERTON, 1ST EARL OF (1800-1857), born in London on Jan. 1, 1800, was the second son of the 1st duke of Sutherland. As Lord Francis Leveson Gower he sat in parliament for various constituencies. He took the name of Egerton in 1833, and in 1846 was elevated to the peerage as earl of Ellesmere and Viscount Brackley. Appointed a lord of the treasury in 1827, he held the post of chief secretary for Ireland from 1828 till July 183o, when he became secretary at-war for a short time.
Faust, and published several works in prose and verse. He was a munificent and yet discrimi nating patron of artists. To the splendid collection of pictures which he inherited from his great-uncle, the 3rd duke of Bridge water, he made numerous additions, and he built a gallery to which the public were allowed free access. Lord Ellesmere served as president of the Royal Geographical Society and as president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and he was a trustee of the National Gallery. He died on Feb. 18,
