His mother was a committed Puritan, while his father lent £1,080 to the royalist cause in the early Civil War, although he remained amicable toward Parliament.
[1][2] Upon his father’s death, Egerton inherited the Oulton estates, while his elder brother received family lands in Northamptonshire and Staffordshire.
During the royalist uprising led by Sir George Booth in 1659, Egerton raised a troop of horse in support, and was knighted following the Restoration of Charles II.
During his tenure, he did not make any speeches but was appointed to 15 committees, including those addressing security against Catholicism and the continued ban on importing Irish cattle.
Reappointed as deputy lieutenant in November 1688, he became a non-juror following the Glorious Revolution, refusing to swear allegiance to William and Mary.