The Duke of Northumberland | |
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![]() Portrait by Frederick Hollyer, c. 1886 | |
Paymaster General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade | |
In office 3 March 1859 – 11 June 1859 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby |
Preceded by | The Earl of Donoughmore |
Succeeded by | James Wilson |
Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 4 February 1878 – 21 April 1880 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
Preceded by | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
Succeeded by | The Duke of Argyll |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 May 1810 |
Died | 2 January 1899 | (aged 88)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Louisa Drummond (d. 1890) |
Children | Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland Lord Algernon Percy |
Parent(s) | George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland Louisa Stuart-Wortley |
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.