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| Francis Henry Egerton (1758-1829) succeeded his brother as eighth Earl
of Bridgewater in 1823. He was educated at Eton, Christ Church and All Souls
College, Oxford and was appointed Prebendary of Durham in 1780. He died
unmarried in February 1829 when the title became extinct. In his will Bridgewater
left £8,000 for the best work on 'The Goodness of God as manifested
in the Creation'. |
| This medal is one of the Durand series of celebrated
men of all countries, issued between 1820 and 1846. It was struck in France
and is included here for the sake of completeness. |
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| British Historical Medals 1760-1960 Volume
I, pp. 327 |
