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Henry George "7th Duke of Northumberland" Percy

Born 29 May 1846 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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Father ofEdith Eleanor Percy, Louisa Elizabeth Percy, Henry Algernon George Percy, Margaret Percy, [Victoria Alexandra Percy](/wiki/Percy-646 "Daughter: b. 12 Feb 1875

"), Josceline Percy, Ralph William Percy, Mary (Percy) Maxwell, Alan Ian Percy, [William Richard Percy](/wiki/Percy-651 "Son: b. 17 May 1882

father of → Henry Edward Percy "), [James Percy](/wiki/Percy-652 "Son: b. 6 Jan 1885

"), [Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy](/wiki/Percy-129 "Son: b. 21 Mar 1887

") and Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy

Died 14 May 1918 at age 71in Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

Castle

Alnwick Castle, History of the Percy Family [1]
Alnwick Castle, Wikipedia [2]

Census

"England and Wales Census, 1871," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNF-YQB : accessed 28 March 2015), Henry George Percy in household of Algernon George Percy, Albury, Surrey, England; from "1871 England, Scotland and Wales census," index and images, findmypast (www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 10, folio 4, p. 1, Guildford registration district, Albury subdistrict, ED 1, household 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 838,696.

"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3P3-66P : accessed 28 March 2015), Henry G Earl Percy, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," index and images, findmypast (www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. , PRO RG 11/, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm .

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This is a work in progress, not all family connections have been verified. I am grateful to the contributions made by others to the advancement of this project.

Note NI161512Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (29 May 1846 14 May 1918) was a British politician.

He was the son of Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland and Louisa Drummond.

Percy's political career began in 1868, when he was elected MP for Northumberland North. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1874, and he left the House in 1885. He inherited his father's peerages in 1899 upon the latter's death; that same year, he became a Knight of the Garter. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1904 until his death in 1918. He was Lord High Steward at King George V's coronation in 1911. From 1913 he also served as the second Chancellor of the University of Durham.

On December 23, 1868, he married Lady Edith Campbell (daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll). They had 13 children:

* Louisa Elizabeth Percy (7 November 1869 29 November 1893)

* Edith Eleanor Percy (7 November 1869 2 April 1937) * Henry Algernon George Percy, Earl Percy (21 January 1871 30 December 1909)

* Margaret Percy (30 August 1873 29 January 1934) * Victoria Alexandra Percy (12 February 1875 18 January 1958)

* Josceline Percy (26 January 1876 31 January 1898)

* Ralph William Percy (9 March 1877 28 March 1889)

* Lady Mary Percy (30 August 1878 18 March 1965) * Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (17 April 1880 23 August 1930)

* William Richard Percy (17 May 1882 8 February 1963)

* James Percy (6 January 1885 20 May 1903) * Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, Baron Percy of Newcastle (21 March 1887 3 April 1958) * Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy (14 July 1890 23 November 1956)

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