Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817
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Name (Latin)
Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817
Other forms of name
Percy, Hugh, Duke of Northumberland, 1742-1817
Smithson, Hugh, Duke of Northumberland, 1742-1817
Hugh, Baron Percy, 1742-1817
Date of birth
1742-08-14
Date of death
1817-07-10
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His A genealogical table, shewing the descent of Hugh Baron Percy, 1780.
- BM(Percy, Hugh, Duke of Northumberland)
- Cokayne, G. Complete peerage, 1910:v.9, p.744-6 (Smithson, Hugh, 1742-1817, 1750 assumed name Percy; 1786 2nd Duke of Northumberland)
- DNB(Percy, Hugh, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, 1742-1817)
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Wikipedia description:
Lieutenant-General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, (born Hugh Smithson; 14 August 1742 – 10 July 1817) was a British Army officer and politician. He participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the American War of Independence, but resigned his command in 1777 due to disagreements with his superior, General William Howe. He assumed the surname of Percy along with his father in 1750 by Hugh Earl of Northumberland's Name and Arms Act 1749 (23 Geo. 2. c. 14 Pr.) and was styled Lord Warkworth from 1750 until 1766. He was styled Earl Percy from 1766, when his father was created Duke of Northumberland. He acceded to the dukedom in 1786.
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