Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle, PC (21 March 1887 – 3 April 1958), styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953, was a British diplomat, Conservative politician and public servant. He most notably served as President of the Board of Education under Stanley Baldwin between 1924 and 1929.
When the Conservatives returned to power in November 1924, he was appointed President of the Board of Education by Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet,[3] and sworn of the Privy Council.[4] He continued as head of the Board of Education until the government fell in June 1929.
Percy did not serve in the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald between 1931 and 1935, but when Baldwin returned as Prime Minister in June 1935 he again became a member of the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio, a post he held until 1936. Given charge of policy direction for the government in the latter role, he was often dubbed the "Minister for Thought" by the Press. In the 1930s he called for regional government for the North East of England, specifically wishing to be the minister for the region.[citation needed]
In his 1944 Riddell Lecture, Percy made a call for the law to be changed radically to recognise companies as associations of productive employees, rather than as associations of shareholders. These were his words: "Here is the most important challenge to political invention ever offered to the jurist or the statesman. The human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth, the association of workmen, managers, technicians and directors is not an association recognised by law. The association which the law does recognise - the association of shareholders, creditors and directors - is incapable of producing and distributing and is not expected to perform these functions. We have to give law to the real association and withdraw meaningless privilege from the imaginary one."[5]
In 1945, Percy chaired the committee on Higher Technological Education that resulted in the Percy Report.[6] He also chaired a Royal Commission that reviewed mental health legislation in the 1950s and was Rector of King's College, Durham (now Newcastle University) between 1937 and 1951, in which role he also alternated in the post of Vice-Chancellor of Durham University.[7] In 1953 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy of Newcastle, of Etchingham in the County of Sussex.[8]
Family
Percy married Stella Katherine, daughter of Major-General Laurence George Drummond, in 1918. They had two daughters. He died in April 1958, aged 71. As he had no sons the barony became extinct on his death.
References
^W Eric Jackson (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longman's. p. 276.
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Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle PC 21 March 1887 3 April 1958 styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953 was a British diplomat Conservative politician and public servant He most notably served as President of the Board of Education under Stanley Baldwin between 1924 and 1929 The Right HonourableThe Lord Percy of NewcastlePCPresident of the Board of EducationIn office 6 November 1924 4 June 1929MonarchGeorge VPrime MinisterStanley BaldwinPreceded byCharles TrevelyanSucceeded bySir Charles Trevelyan BtMinister without PortfolioIn office 7 June 1935 31 March 1936MonarchsGeorge V Edward VIIIPrime MinisterStanley BaldwinPreceded byNoneSucceeded byNonePersonal detailsBorn21 March 2023 2023 03 21 Died3 April 1958 1958 04 04 aged 71 NationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeSpouseStella DrummondChildren2Parent s Henry Percy 7th Duke of NorthumberlandLady Edith CampbellAlma materChrist Church Oxford Contents 1 Background and education 2 Political career 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksBackground and education EditPercy was born into a noble family he was the seventh son of Henry Percy 7th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Edith daughter of George Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll Henry Percy Earl Percy and Alan Percy 8th Duke of Northumberland were his elder brothers His uncle the ninth Duke of Argyll was married to Princess Louise daughter of Queen Victoria A niece later married the sixth Duke of Sutherland He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford Political career EditPercy served in the Diplomatic Service between 1911 and 1919 From 1919 to 1922 he represented Holborn on the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor 1 In 1921 he was elected Member of Parliament MP for Hastings a seat he held until 1937 2 In March 1923 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education by Bonar Law When Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister in May of the same year Percy was moved to the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health which he remained until the fall of the government in January 1924 When the Conservatives returned to power in November 1924 he was appointed President of the Board of Education by Baldwin with a seat in the cabinet 3 and sworn of the Privy Council 4 He continued as head of the Board of Education until the government fell in June 1929 Percy did not serve in the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald between 1931 and 1935 but when Baldwin returned as Prime Minister in June 1935 he again became a member of the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio a post he held until 1936 Given charge of policy direction for the government in the latter role he was often dubbed the Minister for Thought by the Press In the 1930s he called for regional government for the North East of England specifically wishing to be the minister for the region citation needed In his 1944 Riddell Lecture Percy made a call for the law to be changed radically to recognise companies as associations of productive employees rather than as associations of shareholders These were his words Here is the most important challenge to political invention ever offered to the jurist or the statesman The human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth the association of workmen managers technicians and directors is not an association recognised by law The association which the law does recognise the association of shareholders creditors and directors is incapable of producing and distributing and is not expected to perform these functions We have to give law to the real association and withdraw meaningless privilege from the imaginary one 5 In 1945 Percy chaired the committee on Higher Technological Education that resulted in the Percy Report 6 He also chaired a Royal Commission that reviewed mental health legislation in the 1950s and was Rector of King s College Durham now Newcastle University between 1937 and 1951 in which role he also alternated in the post of Vice Chancellor of Durham University 7 In 1953 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy of Newcastle of Etchingham in the County of Sussex 8 Family EditPercy married Stella Katherine daughter of Major General Laurence George Drummond in 1918 They had two daughters He died in April 1958 aged 71 As he had no sons the barony became extinct on his death References Edit W Eric Jackson 1965 Achievement A Short History of the London County Council Longman s p 276 leighrayment com House of Commons Haslemere to Herefordshire Archived from the original on 29 October 2010 Retrieved 10 September 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link No 32989 The London Gazette 7 November 1924 p 8042 No 32989 The London Gazette 7 November 1924 p 8041 Quoted in Jobs and Fairness by Robert Oakeshott published by Michael Russell 2000 Trained Men For Industry Plan To Provide More Technologists The Times 7 November 1945 p 2 col B Durham University Records Central Administration and Officers Durham University Archives Vice Chancellor and Warden Retrieved 11 March 2016 No 39798 The London Gazette 13 March 1953 p 1443 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Lord Eustace Percy Newspaper clippings about Eustace Percy 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byLaurance Lyon Member of Parliament for Hastings1921 1937 Succeeded byMaurice Hely HutchinsonPolitical officesPreceded byHerbert Lewis Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education1923 Succeeded byThe Earl of OnslowPreceded byThe Earl of Onslow Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health1923 1924 Succeeded byArthur GreenwoodPreceded byCharles Trevelyan President of the Board of Education1924 1929 Succeeded bySir Charles Trevelyan BtPreceded byNone Minister without Portfolio1935 1936 Succeeded byNoneAcademic officesPreceded bySir Robert Alfred Bolam Vice Chancellor of the University of Durham1937 1952 With Sir James Fitzjames Duff Succeeded bySir James Fitzjames DuffCharles Ion Carr BosanquetPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Percy of Newcastle1953 1958 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eustace Percy 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle amp oldid 1140140010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
