Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
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Order of the Garter
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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Royal Society
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(29 May 1846 – 14 May 1918), styled Lord Lovaine between 1865 and 1867 and Earl Percy between 1867 and 1899, was a British
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
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under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1875 and was Chairman of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations
National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations
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from 1879 to 1883.
Percy was the eldest son of Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland
Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Lord Lovaine between 1830 and 1865 and Earl Percy between 1865 and 1867, was a British Conservative politician...
, by his wife Louisa, daughter of Henry Drummond.
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