Henry Percy, Earl Percy
Earl Percy | |
|---|---|
Edward VII | |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| Succeeded by | Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1871 |
| Died | 30 December 1909 (aged 38) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Parent(s) | Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland Lady Edith Campbell |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Henry Algernon George Percy, Earl Percy (21 January 1871 – 30 December 1909), sometimes styled as Lord Percy or, until 1899, Lord Warkworth, was a British
Background
Percy was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, and his wife Lady Edith, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, and Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle, were his younger brothers.[1][2]
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
Political career
Percy was returned to Parliament for
Personal life
Lord Percy died in Paris in December 1909, aged 38. The official cause of death was pleurisy although there were rumours that he had been mortally wounded in a duel.[5]
Further unfounded rumours circulated that he had been murdered on the orders of
Percy was unmarried and his younger brother Alan succeeded their father in the dukedom.[2]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b thepeerage.com Henry Algernon George Percy, Earl Percy
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Keighley to Kilkenny". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mr Balfour´s Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.
- New York Times. 31 December 1909. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ David Cannadine (1994) Aspects of Aristocracy
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Earl Percy
