George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland PC (22 June 1778 – 22 August 1867), styled Lord Lovaine between 1790 and 1830 and known as the Earl of Beverley between 1830 and 1865, was a British

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politician. He served as

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under

Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer ...

between 1842 and 1846. He succeeded to his peerage on 12 February 1865, after the death of his childless cousin

Algernon Percy Algernon Percy may refer to: * Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602–1668), English military leader * Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley (1750–1830), peer known as Lord Algernon Percy from 1766–86 *Hon. Algernon Percy (diplomat ...

Background

Born in

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, he was the eldest son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, second son of

Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, (c. 17146 June 1786), was an English peer, landowner, and art patron. Origins He was born Hugh Smithson, the son of Lansdale Smithson (b. 1682) of Langdale and Philadelphia Revely. He was a grandson of ...

. His mother was Susan Isabella, daughter of Peter Burrell, while

, The Right Reverend Hugh Percy ( Bishop of Rochester and

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), Josceline Percy and

William Henry Percy The Honourable William Henry Percy (24 March 1788 – 5 October 1855) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician. Family Percy was the sixth son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, and his wife, the former Isabella Susannah Burrell, d ...

were his younger brothers.thepeerage.com George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland
/ref> He was educated at

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, graduating with a

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in 1799.

Political career

Northumberland was returned to parliament for the

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in 1799, a seat he held until 1830, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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. From 1804, he served as a

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for the next two years. He was sworn of the

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in January 1842 and was appointed

(Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) by

, a post he held until the government fell in 1846. In February 1865, at the age of 86, he succeeded his cousin as fifth Duke of Northumberland. Northumberland was also a president of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Family

Northumberland married Louisa, third daughter of

James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Colonel James Archibald Stuart, later Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (19 September 1747 – 1 March 1818), British politician and soldier, was the second son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and his wife Mary Stuart, Countess of Bute. On 8 June 1767 ...

, on 22 June 1801. Their children were: *Lady Louisa Percy (1802 – 23 December 1883), died unmarried. *Algernon James Percy, (1803–1805), buried within the

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within

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. *Margaret Percy, (1805–1810), buried within the

within

. *Henry Algernon Pitt Percy, (1806–1809), buried within the

within

. *Alice Percy (1809–1819) *

Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland, (20 May 1810 – 2 January 1899), styled Lord Lovaine between 1830 and 1865 and Earl Percy between 1865 and 1867, was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as ...

(1810 – 1899) * Lord Josceline William Percy (1811 – 1881), married Margaret Davidson and had issue. *Lady Margaret Percy (1813 – 16 May 1897), married

Edward Littleton, 2nd Baron Hatherton Edward Richard Littleton, 2nd Baron Hatherton (31 December 1815 – 2 April 1888) was a British peer and Liberal Member of Parliament from the extended Littleton/Lyttelton family. Hatherton was the son of Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hath ...

. *General Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, V.C. (1817–1877), died unmarried. Louisa, Countess of Beverley, died in June 1848. Northumberland survived her by 19 years and died in August 1867, aged 89. He was buried in the

, within

, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his eldest surviving son, Algernon.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Northumberland, George Percy, 5th Duke of 1778 births 1867 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 305

George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland PC (22 June 1778 – 22 August 1867), styled Lord Lovaine between 1790 and 1830 and known as the Earl of Beverley between 1830 and 1865, was a British Tory politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen ...

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