Hugh (Smithson) Percy KG PC FRS (1714-1786)

Hugh "1st Duke of Northumberland" Percy KG PC FRS formerly Smithson

Born 19 Dec 1714 in Stanwick, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Son of Langdale Smithson Esq. and Philadelphia (Reveley) Smithson

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Elizabeth (Seymour) Percy — married 18 Jul 1740 in Percy Lodge, Richings, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Father of Hugh (Smithson) Percy KG, Elizabeth Anne Frances (Smithson) Percy, Algernon Percy and James Lewis (Macie) Smithson

Died 6 Jun 1786 at age 71 [location unknown]

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Hugh Smithson was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Preceded by
Created 1766

Duke of Northumberland
1766-1786

Succeeded by
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland

Biography

Hugh Smithson was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Hugh Smithson began as a baronet. Through marriage was able to lay claim to the Percy estates and succeeded to the title of Earl of Northumberland. By act of Parliament, he was able to take the name and arms of Percy, and by Royal favor raised to the rank of 1st Duke of Northumberland (3rd creation).^[1](Revere book 235)

Sources

↑ Fischer, David Hackett. Paul Revere's Ride. Oxford University Press, N.Y. 1994.NY Times book review

John Cannon,‘Percy , Hugh, first duke of Northumberland (bap. 1712, d. 1786)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008

http://www.thepeerage.com/p1048.htm#i10475

Wikipedia entry for Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

Robin, I was able to add a small tidbit into Hugh's biography from the book Paul Revere's ride, which did a decent bio on the British officers involved in the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 which began the American Revolution. His son was a General under Gage in the early stages of the war.

posted Jun 15, 2021 by David Donald Leighr (1948-2021)

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Hugh (Smithson) Percy KG PC FRS (1714 - 1786)

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