| His Grace The Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS |
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| "Northumberland" Earl Percy as caricatured in Vanity Fair, August 1881 |
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| Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 2 March 1874 – 14 December 1875 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Disraeli |
| Preceded by | The Lord Monson |
| Succeeded by | Lord Henry Thynne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1846 |
| Died | 14 May 1918 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Edith Campbell (1849–1913) |
Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS (29 May 1846 – 14 May 1918), styled Lord Lovaine between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1875 and was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations from 1879 to 1883.
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Percy was the eldest son of Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland, by his wife Louisa, daughter of Henry Drummond. Lord Algernon Percy was his younger brother. He became known by the courtesy title Lord Lovaine when his grandfather succeeded in the dukedom of Northumberland in 1865 and as Earl Percy when his father succeeded in the dukedom in 1867.[1]
Percy was returned to parliament for Northumberland North in 1868.[2] In 1874 he was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and appointed Treasurer of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli,[4] a post he held until 1875.[5] From 1879 to 1883 he was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations. The Northumberland North seat was abolished in 1885 and Percy was not elected for another constituency.[2] Two years later he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's barony of Lovaine.[6]
Percy succeeded in the dukedom in 1899 upon his father's death and was made a Knight of the Garter the same year.[7] He later served as Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1904[8] until his death in 1918[9] and was Lord High Steward at King George V's coronation in 1911, where he bore St Edward's Crown.[10] From 1913 he also served as the second Chancellor of the University of Durham.
Northumberland married Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, on 23 December 1868. They had thirteen children:
The Duchess of Northumberland died in July 1913, aged 63. Northumberland survived her by five years and died in May 1918, aged 71.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Matthew Ridley, Bt Lord Henry Percy |
Member of Parliament for North Northumberland 1868 – 1885 With: Sir Matthew Ridley, Bt |
Constituency abolished |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Monson |
Treasurer of the Household 1874–1875 |
Succeeded by Lord Henry Thynne |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Claud Hamilton |
Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations 1879-1883 |
Succeeded by Lord Randolph Churchill Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Grey |
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 1904–1918 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by George William Kitchin |
Chancellor of the University of Durham 1913–1918 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Durham |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Algernon Percy |
Duke of Northumberland 1899–1918 |
Succeeded by Alan Percy |
| Baron Lovaine (writ in acceleration) 1887–1918 |
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