Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
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Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC (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 Member of Parliament 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:
- Lady Louisa Elizabeth Percy (7 November 1869 – 29 November 1893)
- Lady Edith Eleanor Percy (7 November 1869 – 2 April 1937)
- Henry Algernon George Percy, Earl Percy (21 January 1871 – 30 December 1909)
- Lady Margaret Percy (30 August 1873 – 29 January 1934)
- Lady Victoria Alexandra Percy (12 February 1875 – 18 January 1958)
- Hon. Josceline Percy (26 January 1876 – 31 January 1898)
- Hon. Ralph William Percy (9 March 1877 – 28 March 1889)
- Lady Mary Percy (30 August 1878 – 18 March 1965)
- One of her children was author and naturalist Gavin Maxwell [1]
- Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (17 April 1880 – 23 August 1930)
- Lord William Richard Percy (17 May 1882 – 8 February 1963)
- Lord James Percy (6 January 1885 – 20 May 1903)
- Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle (21 March 1887 – 3 April 1958)
- Lady Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy (14 July 1890 – 23 November 1956)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Monson |
Treasurer of the Household 1874–1875 |
Succeeded by Lord Henry Frederick Thynne |
| Honorary Titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Grey |
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1904–1918 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland |
| Preceded by George William Kitchin |
Chancellor of the University of Durham 1913–1918 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Durham |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Sir Matthew Ridley, Bt Lord Henry Percy |
Member for North Northumberland with Sir Matthew Ridley, Bt 1868–1885 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Algernon Percy |
Duke of Northumberland 1899–1918 |
Succeeded by Alan Percy |
