Person Percy; Hugh (1715 - 1786); 1st Duke of Northumberland Percy Hugh Smithson 1715 - 1786 British Male Newby Wiske, Yorkshire, England 1715 Syon House, London 06 June 1786 Burial: Family vault, St Nicholas's chapel, Westminster Abbey

Held various titles: 4th Baronet of Stanwick, Earl of Northumberland in 1750, assumed the name and arms of the Percy's in 1750, and then gained the titles Duke of Northumberland, Earl Percy and Viscount Lovaine of Alnwick in 1766, although the latter was not conferred until 1784. Fellow 10/06/1736 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Kevin J Fraser, 'John Hill and the Royal Society in the Eighteenth Century' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 43-67 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 1715 - 6 Jun 1786 NA7462 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 5efb722b-6e00-4139-842b-b53697b642c5