The Most Noble Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland (20 May 1810–2 January 1899) was a British Conservative politician. The prefix The Most Noble is a title of quality attached to the names of dukes and duchesses in the United Kingdom. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

His father, George Percy, was the son of the earl of Beverley, a younger son of the first duke of Northumberland. On his father's succession to the earldom in 1830 Percy was styled Lord Lovaine. In 1865 the earl inherited the dukedom from his first cousin, the fourth duke of Northumberland, and thenceforth Lovaine was styled Earl Percy. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (15 December 1792 - 12 February 1865) was a British aristocrat and Conservative politician, who briefly served as First Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Derbys first government. ...

He sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for Beeralston (1831–1832) and later for Northumberland (1852–1867). He served briefly as Vice-President of the Board of Trade in Lord Derby's second government. In 1867 Lovaine succeeded to his father's dukedom and entered the House of Lords. He became Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland in 1877, and in 1878 joined Lord Beaconsfield's second government as Lord Privy Seal, which post he held until the fall of the government in 1880. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1886. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of Edward Smith-Stanley The Right Honourable Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC (March 29, 1799 - October 23, 1869) was a British statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and is to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. ... Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1852, 1858-1859, 1866-1868. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and author. ... Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1868, 1874- 1880. ... The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...  Spoken article available (part 1)  (part 2) A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

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• thePeerage - George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland
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This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page The title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. ... Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland (29 May 1846–14 May 1918) was a British politician. ...