Garter-encircled shield of arms of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St. George's Chapel.
Percy was a second lieutenant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), when he was admitted as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 24 January 1900.[1] He was part of a detachment sent to South Africa in March 1900 to reinforce the 3rd battalion during the Second Boer War,[2] and served with his regiment there until the war ended. For his service, he received the Queen's South Africa Medal. Following the end of the war, he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902.[3] During his time as ADC in Canada, he undertook a wager to walk 111 miles from one city to another in three days—despite blizzards and heavy snowfall, he completed the challenge and won the wager. During the First World War he served with the Grenadier Guards, working with the Intelligence Department to provide eyewitness accounts of battles and the front line. His brother Lord William Percy also served during the war; wounded in 1915, he spent the remainder of the war working as a military attorney. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. On 1 October 1918 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment).[4][5]
From 1921, he funded the Boswell Publishing Company, and then in 1922 until his death, the Patriot, a radical right-wing weekly which published articles by Nesta Webster and promulgated a mix of anti-communism and anti-semitism.[7]
Lady Diana Evelyn Percy (23 November 1917 – 16 June 1978); she married John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland on 29 April 1939. They had no children.
Lord Richard Charles Percy (11 February 1921 – 20 December 1989). Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. Joined the Grenadier Guards in 1941, serving with the Regiment's 1st Battalion in the Guards Armoured Division in North West Europe until retiring with the rank of Major in 1946; joined the Territorial Army regiment, the Northumberland Hussars in 1947 (Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 1958–1961). He was a lecturer in Zoology at Newcastle University for 36 years.[10] He married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Norton (1937–1978), daughter of Petre Norton of The Manor House, Whalton, on 10 September 1966. They had two children:
Algernon Alan Percy (17 March 1969)
Josceline Richard Percy (2 June 1971)
Lord Richard Charles Percy married secondly Hon. Clayre Campbell in 1979.
Lord Geoffrey William Percy (8 July 1925 – 4 December 1984); he married Mary Elizabeth Lea on 27 May 1955. They had one daughter:
Diana Ruth Percy (22 November 1956)
The 8th Duke died on 23 August 1930[4] and was buried in the Northumberland Vault, within Westminster Abbey.[11] He was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his eldest son, George.[4]
Works
A Year Ago: Eye-witness's Narrative of the War from March 30th to July 18th, 1915, with E. D. Swinton, Longmans, Green & Co., 1916.
"The Realities of the Situation," The Patriot, Vol. I, No. 1, 9 February 1922.
First Jewish Bid For World Power, Reprinted from the Patriot, January, 1930.
The Shadow on the Moor, 1930
"La Salamandre" The story of a vivandière 1934
Other
W. H. Mallock, Democracy; being an Abridged Edition of 'The Limits of Pure Democracy', with an introduction by the Duke of Northumberland, Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1924.
^Roy Palmer Domenico, Mark Y. Hanley (editors) Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics: L-Z Greenwood Press (2006) p440
^Markku Ruotsila, 'The Antisemitism of the Eighth Duke of Northumberland's the Patriot, 1922–1930', Journal of Contemporary History 39:1 (2004), 71–92
^"Middlesex County Council. New Alderman Elected". Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer. 3 August 1918. p. 6.
^Lundy, Darryl (4 July 2015). "Alan Ian Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland". The Peerage. Wellington, New Zealand: John Cardinal's Second Site. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland KG CBE MVO TD 17 April 1880 23 August 1930 was a British peer army officer and newspaper proprietor His GraceThe Duke of NorthumberlandKG CBE MVO TDAlan Ian Percy in a Grenadier Guards uniform by Alexander Bassano 1900sLord Lieutenant of NorthumberlandIn office 19 July 1918 23 August 1930Personal detailsBorn 1880 04 17 17 April 1880LondonDied23 August 1930 1930 08 23 aged 50 LondonSpouseLady Helen Gordon Lennox m 1911 wbr Children6 including Henry Hugh and ElizabethParent s Henry Percy 7th Duke of NorthumberlandLady Edith CampbellGarter encircled shield of arms of Alan Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland KG as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St George s Chapel Contents 1 Military career 2 Political activities 3 Other activities 4 Family 5 Works 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksMilitary career EditPercy was a second lieutenant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion the Queen s Royal West Surrey Regiment when he was admitted as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 24 January 1900 1 He was part of a detachment sent to South Africa in March 1900 to reinforce the 3rd battalion during the Second Boer War 2 and served with his regiment there until the war ended For his service he received the Queen s South Africa Medal Following the end of the war he returned to the United Kingdom in August 1902 3 During his time as ADC in Canada he undertook a wager to walk 111 miles from one city to another in three days despite blizzards and heavy snowfall he completed the challenge and won the wager During the First World War he served with the Grenadier Guards working with the Intelligence Department to provide eyewitness accounts of battles and the front line His brother Lord William Percy also served during the war wounded in 1915 he spent the remainder of the war working as a military attorney He was made a Chevalier of the Legion d honneur On 1 October 1918 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Reserve Battalion Queen s Royal West Surrey Regiment 4 5 Political activities EditPolitically Percy was a Tory diehard 6 He was a staunch supporter of the House of Lords He wrote for the National Review on military matters From 1921 he funded the Boswell Publishing Company and then in 1922 until his death the Patriot a radical right wing weekly which published articles by Nesta Webster and promulgated a mix of anti communism and anti semitism 7 In 1924 he acquired an interest in The Morning Post Other activities EditThe Duke was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland For one year before his death he served as Chancellor of the University of Durham a role his father had also held His father the 7th Duke was an alderman on the Middlesex County Council up to his death In July 1918 he was chosen to fill the vacancy on the council in his father s place 8 Family EditPercy was the son of Henry Percy 7th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Edith Campbell 4 On 18 October 1911 Percy married Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon Lennox daughter of Charles Gordon Lennox 7th Duke of Richmond They had six children 4 9 Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke of Northumberland 15 July 1912 killed in action 21 May 1940 Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke of Northumberland 6 April 1914 died 11 October 1988 he married Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott on 12 June 1946 They have seven children Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy 25 May 1916 16 September 2008 she married Douglas Douglas Hamilton 14th Duke of Hamilton on 2 December 1937 They have five children Lady Diana Evelyn Percy 23 November 1917 16 June 1978 she married John Egerton 6th Duke of Sutherland on 29 April 1939 They had no children Lord Richard Charles Percy 11 February 1921 20 December 1989 Educated at Eton College and Christ Church Oxford Joined the Grenadier Guards in 1941 serving with the Regiment s 1st Battalion in the Guards Armoured Division in North West Europe until retiring with the rank of Major in 1946 joined the Territorial Army regiment the Northumberland Hussars in 1947 Lieutenant Colonel commanding 1958 1961 He was a lecturer in Zoology at Newcastle University for 36 years 10 He married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Norton 1937 1978 daughter of Petre Norton of The Manor House Whalton on 10 September 1966 They had two children Algernon Alan Percy 17 March 1969 Josceline Richard Percy 2 June 1971 Lord Richard Charles Percy married secondly Hon Clayre Campbell in 1979 Lord Geoffrey William Percy 8 July 1925 4 December 1984 he married Mary Elizabeth Lea on 27 May 1955 They had one daughter Diana Ruth Percy 22 November 1956 The 8th Duke died on 23 August 1930 4 and was buried in the Northumberland Vault within Westminster Abbey 11 He was succeeded in the dukedom and his other titles by his eldest son George 4 Works EditA Year Ago Eye witness s Narrative of the War from March 30th to July 18th 1915 with E D Swinton Longmans Green amp Co 1916 The Realities of the Situation The Patriot Vol I No 1 9 February 1922 First Jewish Bid For World Power Reprinted from the Patriot January 1930 The Shadow on the Moor 1930 La Salamandre The story of a vivandiere 1934Other W H Mallock Democracy being an Abridged Edition of The Limits of Pure Democracy with an introduction by the Duke of Northumberland Chapman amp Hall Ltd 1924 References Edit No 27156 The London Gazette 23 January 1900 p 431 The War the Queen and the Grenadier Guards The Times No 36090 London 15 March 1900 p 10 The War Return of Troops The Times No 36842 London 9 August 1902 p 11 a b c d e Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 100th Edn London 1953 Northumberland Army List Roy Palmer Domenico Mark Y Hanley editors Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics L Z Greenwood Press 2006 p440 Markku Ruotsila The Antisemitism of the Eighth Duke of Northumberland s the Patriot 1922 1930 Journal of Contemporary History 39 1 2004 71 92 Middlesex County Council New Alderman Elected Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer 3 August 1918 p 6 Lundy Darryl 4 July 2015 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland The Peerage Wellington New Zealand John Cardinal s Second Site Retrieved 16 August 2018 Guards Magazine Spring 1990 Elizabeth Duchess of Northumberland amp Percy Family Westminster Abbey Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 August 2018 Further reading EditRuotsila Markku 2005 The Catholic Apostolic Church in British Politics Journal of Ecclesiastical History Vol LVI 1 pp 75 91 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alan Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland Works by or about Alan Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland at Internet Archive Alnwick Castle websitePeerage of Great BritainPreceded byHenry Percy Duke of Northumberland1918 1930 Succeeded byHenry PercyHonorary titlesPreceded byThe Duke of Northumberland Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland1918 1930 Succeeded bySir Charles Trevelyan BtAcademic officesPreceded byThe Earl of Durham Chancellor of the University of Durham1929 1930 Succeeded byThe Marquess of 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