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    Hugh Percy (Smithson)

    Birth: 1714

    Death: 6-6-1786

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Percy, Elizabeth | Marriage Date: 7-7-1740

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Hugh Percy, born Hugh Smithson, was the first Duke of Northumberland of the third creation (1715-1786.) In 1729 he succeeded his grandfather as fourth baronet of Stanwick, Yorskhire. He represented Middlesex in parliament from May 15, 1740 until 1750, when he was elevated to the peerage. On July 7 1740 he married Elizabeth Seymour. From 1750 until 1780 Elizabeth and Hugh figured prominently in social and political life. On March 20 1753 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland and on November 18, 1756 he received the garter. In 1762 he became part of the privvy council to Queen Charlotte. He voted against the Stamp Act. The Duke died in 1786 and was buried in St.Nicholas's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

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Biography: 
Hugh Percy, born Hugh Smithson, was the first Duke of Northumberland of the third creation (1715-1786.) In 1729 he succeeded his grandfather as fourth baronet of Stanwick, Yorskhire. He represented Middlesex in parliament from May 15, 1740 until 1750, when he was elevated to the peerage. On July 7 1740 he married Elizabeth Seymour. From 1750 until 1780 Elizabeth and Hugh figured prominently in social and political life. On March 20 1753 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland and on November 18, 1756 he received the garter. In 1762 he became part of the privvy council to Queen Charlotte. He voted against the Stamp Act. The Duke died in 1786 and was buried in St.Nicholas's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Book or Monograph Title: 
Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.
Publisher Location: 
London, England
Publisher Name: 
Oxford University Pres
Year: 
1922
Start Page: 
863
End Page: 
865
Citation Notes: 
Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
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Hugh Percy was a trustee of the British Museum and had two illegitimate children, Philadelphia and Dorothy.
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http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/elizabeth,-duchess-of-northumberland
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Westminster Abbey: St. Paul's Chapel
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http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=1282465&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RpG1997&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=60526
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Source Citation Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22.
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.
Publisher Location: 
London, England
Publisher Name: 
Oxford University Press
Year: 
1921-1922
Start Page: 
863
End Page: 
865