Henry Percy, 7th Duke Of Northumberland

He was the son of Algernon Percy, 6th Duke Of Northumberland and Louisa Drummond.

Percy's political career began in 1868 , when he was elected MP for Northumberland North . He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1874 , and he left the House in 1885 . He inherited his father's peerages in 1899 upon the latter's death; that same year, he became a Knight Of The Garter . He served as Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1904 until his death in 1918 . He was Lord High Steward at King George V's Coronation in 1911 . From 1913 he also served as the second Chancellor of the University Of Durham .

On December 23 1868 , he married Lady Edith Campbell (daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke Of Argyll ). They had 13 children:

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