Hugh Percy, second duke of Northumberland (1742-1817)
Son of the first duke (d. 1786), he was educated at Eton and St John's College,
Cambridge; after serving as a major general in the early days of the American Revolution he
was a political opponent of William Pitt.
Son of the first duke (d. 1786), he was educated at Eton and St John's College,
Cambridge; after serving as a major general in the early days of the American Revolution he
was a political opponent of William Pitt.