Person Percy; Henry George (1846 - 1918); 7th Duke of Northumberland; British Conservative politican Percy Henry George British Conservative politican Earl Percy Lord Warkworth 1846 - 1918 British Male Berkeley Square, London, Middlesex, England 29 May 1846 18460529 Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England 14/05/1918 19180514

2 Grosvenor Place, London, SW (1900)

Education: Christ Church, Oxford. Career: Held the office of Member of Parliament for North Northumberland (1868-1885); Privy Counsellor (1874); succeeded as the 5th Lord Lovaine, Baron of Alnwick, Northumberland (1887); held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria (1892); succeeded as the 7th Duke of Northumberland (1899); succeeded as the 7th Earl Percy (1899); succeeded as the 4th Earl of Beverley, co. York (1899); succeeded as the 10th Baronet Smithson, of Stanwick, co. Yorks (1899); trustee of the British Museum (1900); held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII (1901); held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland (1904); held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V; held the office of Lord High Steward (1911); held the office of Chancellor of Durham University (1913-1918). Honours: KG 1899 Parents: Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland and Louisa Drummond. Spouse: Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (23 December 1868). Children: Father of Louisa Elizabeth Percy; Edith Eleanor Percy; Henry Algernon George Percy; Lady Margaret Percy; Victoria Alexandra Percy; Josceline Percy; Ralph William Percy; Mary Maxwell; Lord William Richard Percy; James Percy; Eustace Percy, 1st and last Baron Percy of Newcastle; Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy; and Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland. Royal Society roles: VP 1910-1912 Fellow 22/11/1900 54 Joseph Lister; Andrew Noble; Frederick Augustus Abel; William Crookerl James Crichton Browne; Ludwig Mond; James Dewar; Frederick Bramwell Sources: Bulloch's Roll; The Peerage [URL: https://www.thepeerage.com/p1007.htm, last accessed; 08/05/2024]. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 29 May 1846 - 14 May 1918 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 08/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA475 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/05/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes b046760c-1600-4464-85f7-99dcccb16429