George Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont

George James Perceval, later 6th Earl of Egmont (1794-1874) (George Francis Joseph)

Admiral George James Perceval, 6th Earl of Egmont (14 March 1794 – 2 August 1874), known as the Lord Arden between 1840 and 1841, was a British naval commander and Tory politician.

Background

Egmont was the third but eldest surviving son of Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, eldest son of John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, by his second wife Catherine, Baroness Arden. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was his uncle.

Naval career

Egmont was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1805 and fought in the H. M. S. Orion in the Battle of Trafalgar the same year, aged eleven. During the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816 he commanded the H. M. S. Infernal. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1851, to Vice-Admiral in 1857 and to Admiral in 1863.

Political career

Egmont was returned to Parliament as one of two representatives for Surrey West in 1837, a seat he held until 1840. The latter year he succeeded his father in the barony of Arden and entered the House of Lords. The following year he also succeeded his first cousin once removed as sixth Earl of Egmont.

Family

Lord Egmont married Jane, daughter of John Hornby, in 1819. They had no children. Lady Egmont died in October 1870. Lord Egmont survived her by four years and died in August 1874, aged 80. He was succeeded in the earldom by his nephew, Charles.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
• New York Times obituary

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Egmont