Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland

From Free net encyclopedia

Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland (20 April 1785-11 February 1847) was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.

He played a prominent role in the establishment of the Church Building Society responsible for building the so-called "Waterloo churches" during the early 19th century. He proposed the CBS's formation at a meeting in the Freemasons' Hall, London on 6 February 1818, chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Society lobbied parliament to provide funding for a church building programme, and parliament subsequently passed the Church Building Act, voting £l,000,000 to the cause.

He also played a part in the development of football (soccer) in a time when it was a controversial game by providing a field for the annual Alnwick Shrove Tuesday game and presenting the ball before the match — a ritual that continues to this day.

Template:Start box Template:Succession box Template:End box

Template:Start box Template:Succession box Template:End boxTemplate:UK-noble-stub