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| Percy, Hugh Earl. Adm. nobleman at ST JOHN'S, June 30, 1802. Eldest s. of Hugh (above) [2nd] Duke of Northumberland. B. [Apr. 20, 1785], in London. School, Eton. Matric. Easter, 1805; M.A. 1805; Hon. LL.D. 1809. High Steward of the University, 1834-40; Chancellor, 1840-7. M.P. for Buckingham, 1806; for Westminster, 1806; for Launceston, 1806-7; for Northumberland, 1807-12. Called to the House of Lords, as Baron Percy, 1812. Succeeded his father as 3rd Duke of Northumberland, July 10, 1817. Lord Lieut. and Vice-Admiral of Northumberland and Newcastleon-Tyne. K.G., 1819; P.C., 1825. Lord Lieut. of Ireland, 1829-30. Constable of Launceston Castle and High Steward of Launceston, 1843. F.S.A. A Trustee of the British Museum. Ambassador-Extraordinary in Paris at the coronation of King Charles X, 1825. Married, Apr. 29, 1817, Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive (sometime governess to Queen Victoria), dau. of the 1st Earl of Powis. Presented a large telescope to the University in 1835, defraying the cost of mounting it and of erecting a building to contain it. Also gave, in 1842, a copy of the Warwick vase placed in the Senate House yard. 'A very good sort of man with a very narrow understanding, an eternal talker and a prodigious bore.' Died, s.p., Feb. 11, 1847, and was succeeded by his brother Algernon, Lord Prudhoe (1835). (Return of M.Ps.; Burke, P. and B.; D.N.B., which gives 'died Feb. 12'; G.E.C.; W. R. Williams, MSS.; Greville Memoirs.) | Hugh Earl PERCY Approx. lifespan: 1785–1883 nobleman St John's College adm1802:06:30 Eldest s. of Hugh PERCY (above) [2nd] Duke of Northumberland b. London 1785:04:20 Sch: Eton Matric 1805:04ET: MA 1805 Hon.LLD 1809 High Steward of University 1834-40 Chancellor: 1840-47 M.P. for: : Buckingham, [ Buckinghamshire ] 1806 for Westminster, [ London ] 1806 for Launceston, [ Cornwall ] 1806-07 for Northumberland 1807-12 Called to House of Lords,as Baron PERCY 1812 Succeeded his father as 3rd Duke of Northumberland 1817:07:10 Lord Lieutenant and Vice: - Admiral of Northumberland and Newcastleon-Tyne, [ Northumberland ] KG 1819 P.C.: 1825 Lord Lieutenant of: Ireland 1829-30 Constable of Launceston Castle, Launceston, [ Cornwall ] and High Steward of Launceston, [ Cornwall ] 1843 FSA Trustee of: : British: <wrk> Museum </wrk>, [ London ] . Ambassador-Extraordinary in Paris, [ France ] at the coronation of King Charles X 1825 m. 1817:04:29,Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive (sometime governess to Queen Victoria) dau. of the 1st Earl of Powis. Presented a large telescope to University in1835,defraying the cost of mounting it and of erecting a building to contain it. Also gave, in1842,a copy of the Warwick vase placed in the Senate House Yard. "A very good sort of man with a very narrow understanding, an eternal talker and a prodigious bore." d., s.p. 1847:02:11,and was succeeded by his brother Algernon, Lord Prudhoe (1835) ( Return of M.Ps. ; Burke, P. and B.; D.N.B., which gives "died 12:02:"; G.E.C. ; W. R. Williams, MSS.; Greville Memoirs .) [add:]Engravings of his installation as Chancellor (one coloured): CAS: G.122-3; Portrait by T. Phillips, 1803, in Fitzwilliam Museum; Portrait at St. John's[:add] [add:]Goodison: CP : 185; Atkinson, 425[:add] |