Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley

Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, (21 January 1750 – 21 October 1830), styled Lord Algernon Percy between 1766 and 1786 and known as the Lord Lovaine between 1786 and 1790, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1786 when he succeeded to the Peerage. He is the ancestor of the present Dukes of Northumberland.

Background and education Born Algernon Smithson in Mayfair, London, he was the second son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Seymour, only daughter of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, whose mother was the heiress of the old Earls of Northumberland. He was the brother of prominent military officer Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland. He was educated at Eton College.

He died on 21 October 1830, aged 80, at Le Mans, and was buried at St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone, London. George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland (1778–1867) had issue Algernon Percy, 6th Duke of Northumberland. Hon. Algernon Percy (1779–1833), diplomat Lady Elizabeth Susan Percy (1782–1847), a watercolourist who lived in Italy during the 1830s Hon. Hugh Percy (1784–1856), Bishop of Rochester and Carlisle Vice-Admiral Hon. Josceline Percy (1784–1856), naval commander Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Henry Percy (1785–1825), army officer Lady Emily Charlotte Percy (1786–1877), married Andrew Drummond, and had issue Hon. William Henry Percy (1788–1855), politician and naval commander Hon. Francis John Percy (1790–1812), army officer Hon. Charles Greatheed Bertie Percy (1794–1870) Lady Louisa Margaret Percy (1796–1796), buried within the Northumberland Vault in Westminster Abbey