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 360 DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. NORTHUMBERLAND, DUKE OF. (PERCY.) ALGERNON GEORGE PERCY, P.C. LL.D. D.C. L. 6th Duke of Northumberland, and a Baronet. Born May 2nd, 1810; suc- ceeded his father in 1867 ; educated at Eton ; entered the Army, 1827, served in the 76th Regiment and in the Grenadier Guards, and retired, 1836; was a Lord of the Admiralty, 1858, and Vice President of the Board of Trade, 1859 ; sat as M.P. for Beeralston, 18312, and for North Northumberland, 1852 65; made Hon. Hope in God LL.D. of Cambridge, 1842, and Hon. D.C.L. of Oxford, 1870; is a Oep. Lieut, and a Magistrate for Northumberland and Surrey, Hon. Col. of the North- umberland Militia, Hon. Col. of the 1st and 2nd (Percy) Northumberland Artillery Volunteer Corps, and President of the Royal National Life Boat Society: married (1845) Louisa, daughter of the late Henry Drummond, Esq. M.P. of Albury Park, Surrey, and has issue, living, Sows, Henry George, Earl Percy, P.C., M.P., b. 1846; was educated at Christ Church, Oxford ; has been Capt. of the Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps ; is Lieut. -Col. of the 2nd Northumberland (Percy) Artillery Volunteers, and Lieut. -Col. in the Northum- berland Militia ; is a Magistrate for Northumberland and Surrey; has sat as M.P. for North Northumberland (C.) since 1868; appointed, 1874, Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household: m. 1868, Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll, K.T., and has with other issue, Henry Algernon George, Lord Warkworth, b. 1871. Resi- dence, 25, Grosvenor-square, W. Clubs, White's, Carlton, St. Stephen's. Algernon Malcolm Arthur, b. 1851. Brothers living, Josceline William, b. 1811, m. 1848, Margaret, daughter of Sir David Davidson, and widow of Sir Robert Grant. Henry Hugh Maiivers, K.C.B., V.C., b. 1818. Sisters living, Louisa, b. 1802. Margaret, b. 1813, m. 1841, the 2nd Baron Hatherton. Patron of twenty-two livings, Acklington, V. Alnham, V. Alnwiok, V. St. Paul's, Alnwick, V. Alwintyri, V. I ucker, V. Chatton, V. Birtley, V. Doddington, V. Elsdon, R. Long Houghton, V. Ilderton, R. Tynemouth, V. Holy Trinity, V. St. Saviour's, V. Cullercoats, V. Low Town, V. Percy, V. South Chailton, V- Northum- berland. Haselbury Bryan, R. Dorsetshire. Kirby Wisk, R. Yorkshire. Albury, R. Chilworth, R. Surrey. Creations, Earl of Northumberland and Baron Warkworth, 174Q, in the peerage of England, Duke of Northumberland and Earl Percy, 1/66, Baron Lovaine of Alnwick, 1784, Earl of Beverley, 1790, in the peerage of Great Britain. A Baronet, 1660. ' 3rtS, Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Lovaine and Lucy, quarterly, viz. 1st and 4th, or, a lion rampant, azure, Lovaine, and 2nd and 3rd, gules, three lucies or pikes, hauriaiit, Lucy ; 2nd and 3rd, azure, five lozenges conjoined in fesse, or, Percy. (Crest, On a chapeau, gules, turned up, ermine, a lion statant, tail extended, azure. .Supporters, Dexter, a lion, azure; sinister, a lion guardant, or, gorged with a collar compony, argent and azure. Seats, Alnwick, Keilder, Warkworth and Prudhoe Castles, Northumberland; Sion- house, Middlesex ; Stanwick-park, Yorkshire ; Albury Park, Surrey. Town Residence, 8, Grosvenor-place, S.W. Clubs, Travellers', United Service. NORTHUMBERLAND, Duke of, His Grace's predecessor was his father, George Percy, P.C. D.C.L. LL.D. 5th Duke of Northumberland. He was b. June 22, 1778, and succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Beverley, 1830, and his kinsman as Duke of Northumberland, 1865; was M.P. for Beeralston, 180830, a Lord of the Treasury, 1804 6, Member of the Board of Control, 1807 12, Lord of the Bedchamber, 1830, Capt, of tie Yeomen of the Guard, 18426; Col. of the Northumberland Militia, and of the Percy Volunteer Artillery : m, 1801, Louisa Harcourt, 3rd daughter of the Hon. James Archibald Stewart Wortley, (she d. 1846), and d. Aug. 21, 186", having had issue three sons and two daughters.