Person Percival; Sir; John (1683 - 1748); 1st Earl of Egmont; politician and diarist Percival John Sir politician and diarist Percivale Perceval 1683 - 1748 British Male Burton, County Cork, Ireland 12 July 1683 16830712 London, England 01 May 1748 17480501 Burial: Erwarton, Suffolk, County of Suffolk, England

Pall Mall, Westminster, London, England (1718)

Education: Westminster School; Magdalen College, Oxford (matriculated 1699) Career: MP for County Cork (1703-1715); MP for Harwich (1727-1734); Privy Councillor (Ireland) (1704); Recorder of Harwich (1728-1734); first President of Georgia (1732) Honours: Baron Perceval of Burton (1715); Viscount Perceval of Kanturk (1723); Earl (1733) Parents: Sir John Percivale, Bart, or Burton, Kanturk, Co Cork (FRS 1681), and Catherine daughter of Sir Edward Dering, Bart. His parents died when he was a child and his guardian was Sir Robert Southwell (FRS 1663); nephew of Sir Philip Percivale (FRS 1675); succeeded his brother as 5th Bart; married Catherine, daughter of Sir Philip Parker, Bart, of Erwarton, Suffolk, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Samuel Fortnay Fellow 03/12/1701 18 Council: 1702, 1707, 1709, 1718, 1720, 1723, 1727, 1729 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; Thomas; Sedgwick References: Gentleman's Magazine' 1748, p236 (obituary) 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 12 Jul 1683 - 1 May 1748 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 25/10/2023 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5726 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 01/11/2023 RS_NET\VidaM Yes c1dd4a3d-4ea6-4e60-9c0f-4c07f11cd35b