Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland

The Duke of Northumberland
Portrait by Frederick Hollyer, c. 1886
Paymaster General and
Vice-President of the Board of Trade
In office
3 March 1859 – 11 June 1859
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byThe Earl of Donoughmore
Succeeded byJames Wilson
Lord Privy Seal
In office
4 February 1878 – 21 April 1880
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Beaconsfield
Preceded byThe Earl of Beaconsfield
Succeeded byThe Duke of Argyll
Personal details
Born20 May 1810 (1810-05-20)
Died2 January 1899 (1899-01-03) (aged 88)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Louisa Drummond
(d. 1890)
ChildrenHenry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
Lord Algernon Percy
Parent(s)George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland
Louisa Stuart-Wortley
Quartered arms of Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC, DL

Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC, DL (20 May 1810 – 2 January 1899), styled Lord Lovaine between 1830 and 1865 and Earl Percy between 1865 and 1867, was a British Conservative politician.[1] He held office under the Earl of Derby as Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1859 and under Benjamin Disraeli as Lord Privy Seal between 1878 and 1880.

  1. ^ "Percy, Algernon George, sixth duke of Northumberland (1810–1899), landowner and politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51152. Retrieved 8 February 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)