Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland

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Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (20 April 1785 – 11 February 1847) was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.

He played a prominent role in the establishment of the Church Building Society responsible for building the so-called "Waterloo churches" during the early 19th century. He proposed the CBS's formation at a meeting in the Freemasons' Hall, London on 6 February 1818, chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Society lobbied parliament to provide funding for a church building programme, and parliament subsequently passed the Church Building Act, voting £l,000,000 to the cause.

He also played a part in the development of football (soccer) in a time when it was a controversial game by providing a field for the annual Alnwick Shrove Tuesday game and presenting the ball before the match — a ritual that continues to this day.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Thomas Grenville Lord John Proby	Member for Buckingham with Thomas Grenville 1806	Succeeded by: Thomas Grenville Sir William Young, 2nd Bt.
Preceded by: James Brogden and Richard Bennet	Member for Launceston with James Brogden 1806–1807	Succeeded by: James Brogden and Richard Bennet
Preceded by: Charles Grey and Thomas Beaumont	Member for Northumberland with Thomas Beaumont 1807–1812	Succeeded by: Thomas Beaumont and Sir Charles Monck
Political offices
Preceded by: The Marquess of Anglesey	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1829–1830	Succeeded by: The Marquess of Anglesey
Preceded by: Hugh Percy	Duke of Northumberland 1817–1847	Succeeded by: Algernon Percy
	Baron Percy (writ of acceleration) 1812–1847