Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland
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Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland KG, GCVO, KStJ ,PC, TD, FRS (April 6, 1914–October 11, 1988) was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.
[edit] Career
- Served with the Northumberland Hussars during the Second World War.
- Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1956 to 1984.
- Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1964 to 1988.
- Chairman of the Medical Research Council from 1969 to 1977.
- President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 1956 and 1962
- Chairman of the Agricultural Research Council from 1958 1968.
- Chairman of the Committee of Enquiry on Foot and Mouth Disease.
- Lord Steward of H.M. Household from 1973 to 1988.
- Master of the Percy Foxhounds from 1940 to 1988.
[edit] Marriage
On June 12, 1946, he married Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu-Douglas-Scott (daughter of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch — the Percys and the Douglases had been enemies for several centuries, this confirmed the new entente. ( see also: Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton) and had seven children:
- Lady Caroline Mary Percy (b. 3 May 1947), married Pierre, Comte de Cabarrus and had issue.
- Lady Victoria Lucy Diana Percy (b. 19 April 1949), married John Aiden Cuthbert and had issue.
- Lady Julia Helen Percy (b. 12 November 1950, married Nicholas Robert Craig Harvey and had issue.
- Henry Alan Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland (1 July 1953–31 October 1995)
- Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (b. 16 November 1956)
- Lady Louise Percy (25 May 1962–27 May 1962)
- James William Eustace Percy (b. 18 June 1965)
| Preceded by: The Viscount Allendale |
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1956–1984 |
Succeeded by: The Viscount Ridley |
| Preceded by: The Viscount Cobham |
Lord Steward 1973–1988 |
| Preceded by: Henry Percy |
Duke of Northumberland 1940–1988 |
Succeeded by: Henry Percy |
| Preceded by: James Stewart-Murray |
Baron Percy 1957–1988 |
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Categories: 1914 births | 1988 deaths | Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain | Knights of the Garter | Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | Knights of St John | British Army officers | Recipients of the Territorial Decoration | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | People associated with Newcastle University | Fellows of the Royal Society
