| Authorised form of name | Percivale; Sir; John (1660 - 1686) |
| Other forms of surname | Percivall |
| Perceval |
| Dates | 1660 - 1686 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Egmont, Berkshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 22 August 1660 |
| Place of death | Burton, County Cork, Ireland, Europe |
| Date of death | 29 April 1686 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Burton, later removed to Bruhenny (Churchtown), County Cork, Ireland, Europe |
| Occupation | Government official |
| Activity | Education:
Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1676); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1678)
Career:
Clerk of the Crown; Prothonotary and Chief Clerk of the Common Pleas; Keeper of the writs and other records of the Court of the King's Bench (Ireland) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/04/1681 |
| Age at election | 20 |
| Proposer | Sir Robert Southwell |
| Other Royal Society activity | One-time correspondent to Robert Boyle (1684) |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir John Percivall and Catharine Southwell
Siblings: Philip Percivale (FRS 1675); succeeded his brother as 3rd Baronet (1680)
Married: Catherine Dering
Children: John Percivale, 1st Ear of Egmont (FRS 1702)
Additional relatives: uncle-by-marriage Sir Robert Southwell (FRS 1663) |
| OtherInfo | Percivale was inactive in the Royal Society's work and only paid his admission. His son later became 1st Earl of Egmont, who was a an influential Anglo-Irish politician and was involved in the establishment of the colony of Georgia in North America. While Percivale was serving as foreman of a grand jury at the Assizes to Cork, he caught and died of typhus. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (son's entry); Hunter; GEC Baronetage; Foster; LI
Notes:
Hunter gives election date as 13 April 1681 and the date has been changed from 6 Apr to 13 Apr in BR; index to BR and R give 06 April 1681. |
| Code | NA7946 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003511 | Percivale, Sir John | 1743 |