Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
The Duke of Northumberland | |
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Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1788 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Smithson 14 August 1742 |
| Died | 10 July 1817 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Northumberland Vault, Westminster Abbey |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 9, including Hugh and Algernon |
| Parent(s) | Sir Hugh Smithson Lady Elizabeth Seymour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1759–1777 1798–1806 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | 85th Regiment of Foot |
| Commands | Colonel of the 5th Regiment of Foot (1774) Percy Yeomanry Regiment (1798) Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (1806) |
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Lieutenant-General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, KG, FRS (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.