He was born into the
Egerton family, the youngest son of William Egerton. He was educated at
Exeter College, Oxford, and the
East India Company College. He began his career in India in 1849. During the
Indian Mutiny of 1857 he served as Deputy Commissioner at Lahore. In 1869 he was appointed Commissioner of
Nagpur, and from 23-03-1868 to 01-04-1877 he was made Financial Commissioner of the Punjab. Between 1871 and 1874 he also served as a member of the Governor General's
Imperial Legislative Council. In 1879 he was appointed
Lieutenant Governor of the
Punjab. Egerton retired from service at the end of his term in 1882.
Lord Lytton described Egerton as an administrator with 'loyalty and good sense' and 'a tower of strength to the Administration'. ==Personal life==