George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland

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George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland PC (June 22, 1778–August 22, 1867) was the son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley.

He married Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie on 22 June 1801. They had five children:

• Lady Louisa Percy (ca. 1802–1883), died unmarried.
• Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (1810–1899)
• Lord Josceline William Percy (1811–1881), married Margaret Davidson and had issue.
• General Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, V.C. (1817–1877), died unmarried.
• Lady Margaret Percy (ca. 1825–1897), married Edward Littleton, 2nd Baron Hatherton.

He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1842. He was a president of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution^[1].

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1. ^ . The Yearbook of Facts in Science and Art 1861, pp.267-268

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Mitford and William Mitford	Member for Bere Alston with William Mitford 1799–1800	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member for Bere Alston with William Mitford, to 1806, Josceline Percy 1806-20, Henry Percy 1820-25, Percy Ashburnham 1825-30, Christopher Blackett 1830-31 1799–1831	Succeeded by Christopher Blackett and David Lyon
Political offices
Preceded by The Marquess of Lothian	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1842–1846	Succeeded by Viscount Falkland
Peerage of England
Preceded by Algernon Percy	Earl of Beverley 1830–1867	Succeeded by Algernon Percy
Preceded by Algernon Percy	Duke of Northumberland 1865–1867