Peerage Record – 1007

     Henry George Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland was born on 29 May 1846.¹ He was the son of Algernon George Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland and Louisa Drummond.¹ He married Lady Edith Campbell, daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, on 23 December 1868.² He died on 14 May 1918 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for North Northumberland between 1868 and 1885.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1874.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Lord Lovaine, Baron of Alnwick, co. Northumberland [G.B., 1784] on 22 July 1887, in his father’s lifetime.¹ He held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1892.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Duke of Northumberland [G.B., 1766] on 2 January 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl Percy [G.B., 1766] on 2 January 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Beverley, co. York [G.B., 1790] on 2 January 1899.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Smithson, of Stanwick, co. Yorks [E., 1660] on 2 January 1899.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in 1900.¹ He was trustee of the British Museum in 1900.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.¹ He held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII in 1901.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland in 1904.¹ He held the office of Militia Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V.¹ He held the office of Lord High Steward in 1911.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Durham University between 1913 and 1918.¹

     Lady Elisabeth Campbell was born between 1850 and 1853. She was the daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Edward Harrison Clough-Taylor, son of Edward Clough-Taylor, on 17 July 1880.¹ She died on 24 September 1896.
     Her married name became Clough-Taylor.

     Lady Victoria Campbell was born on 22 May 1854.¹ She was the daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.¹ She died on 6 July 1910 at age 56, unmarried.¹

     Lady Evelyn Campbell was born on 17 August 1855.¹ She was the daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.¹ She married James Baillie-Hamilton, son of Admiral William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton and Lady Harriet Hamilton, on 10 August 1886.¹ She died on 22 March 1940 at age 84.¹
     Her married name became Baillie-Hamilton.

     Hon. Mary Venables-Vernon was born on 10 July 1736 at Westminster, London, England.² She was the daughter of George Venables-Vernon, 1st Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton and Hon. Mary Howard.^3,1 She married George Anson, son of Sambrooke Adams and Janette Anson, on 5 January 1763.⁴ She died on 11 December 1821 at age 85.²
     From 5 January 1763, her married name became Adams. From 30 April 1773, her married name became Anson.⁴

     Lady Mary Emma Campbell was born on 22 September 1859.¹ She was the daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.¹ She married Rt. Rev. Hon. Edward Carr Glyn, son of George Carr Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton and Marianne Grenfell, on 4 July 1882.² She died on 22 March 1947 at age 87.¹
     From 4 July 1882, her married name became Glyn.¹

     Lady Constance Harriett Campbell was born on 11 November 1864.¹ She was the daughter of George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower.¹ She married Charles Emmott, son of Thomas Emmott and Hannah Barlow, on 27 June 1891.¹ She died on 9 February 1922 at age 57, leaving issue.¹
     Her married name became Emmott.

     Amelia Maria Claughton was born on 12 April 1843.² She was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Thomas Legh Claughton and Hon. Julia Susannah Ward.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Hon. Archibald Henry Augustus Anson, V.C., son of Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield and Louisa Catherine Philips, on 1 December 1863.¹ She married, secondly, George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, son of John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll and Joan Glassel, on 13 August 1881 at Danbury Palace, Essex, England^G.¹ She died on 4 January 1894 at age 50 at Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.¹ She was buried at Cannes, France^G.¹
     From 1 December 1863, her married name became Anson. From 13 August 1881, her married name became Campbell. After her marriage, Amelia Maria Claughton was styled as Duchess of Argyll on 13 August 1881.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Archibald Henry Augustus Anson, V.C. was born on 5 March 1835 at Pembrokeshire, Wales^G.³ He was the son of Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield and Louisa Catherine Philips.⁴ He married Amelia Maria Claughton, daughter of Rt. Rev. Thomas Legh Claughton and Hon. Julia Susannah Ward, on 1 December 1863.¹ He died on 17 November 1877 at age 42 at Cannes, France^G.³ He was buried at Cimitière Protestant du Grand Jas, Avenue de Grasse, Cannes, France^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 84th Regiment.⁵ He fought in the Indian Mutiny.⁵ He was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) on 24 December 1858, for his actions on 28 September 1857. “After the 9th Light Dragoons had charged through Bolandshahr, the enemy drew carts across the gateway, blocking the dragoons’ path. Anson dashed out of the gateway and knocked the rebel drivers off their carts. Suffering from an injured left hand and unable to control his horse, he plunged into the midst of the enemy. He was fired upon but though a bullet passed through his coat, he escaped uninjured.”^6,5 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lichfield between 1859 and 1868.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 8th Hussars.⁴

     Hon. Nicholas Makeig Lyttelton was born on 3 January 1951.¹ He was the son of Charles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham and Elizabeth Alison Makeig-Jones.¹ He married June Carrington in 1980.¹ He died on 10 June 2014 at age 63.²
     He was educated at Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹