Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
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Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC (20 May 1810–2 January 1899) was a British Conservative politician.
His father, George Percy, Lord Lovaine, was the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Beverley (formerly Lord Algernon Percy), a younger son of the 1st Duke of Northumberland. From his father's succession as second Earl of Beverley in 1830, Percy was styled Lord Lovaine. In 1865, Lord Beverley inherited the Dukedom of Northumberland from his first cousin, the 4th Duke, and thenceforth Lovaine was styled Earl Percy.
He sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Bere Alston (1831–1832) and later for Northumberland North (1852–1867). He served briefly as Vice-President of the Board of Trade in Lord Derby's second government. In 1867 Lord Percy succeeded to the Dukedom of Northumberland and entered the House of Lords. He became Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland in 1877, and in 1878 joined Lord Beaconsfield's second government as Lord Privy Seal, a post he held until the fall of the government in 1880. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1886.
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- thePeerage - George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Blackett David Lyon |
Member of Parliament for Bere Alston with David Lyon 1831–1832 |
Succeeded by Constituency disenfranchised |
| Preceded by Viscount Ossulston Sir George Grey |
Member of Parliament for Northumberland North with Viscount Ossulston 1832–1859 Sir Matthew Ridley 1859–1868 1852–1865 |
Succeeded by Sir Matthew Ridley Lord Henry Percy |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Donoughmore |
Paymaster General 1859 |
Succeeded by James Wilson |
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1859 |
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| Preceded by The Earl of Beaconsfield |
Lord Privy Seal 1878–1880 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Argyll |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The 3rd Earl Grey |
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1878–1899 |
Succeeded by The 4th Earl Grey |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by George Percy |
Duke of Northumberland 1867–1899 |
Succeeded by Henry Percy |
