Percy, Hugh, 3rd Duke of Northumberland

has biography | a une biographie: British politician in the nineteenth century. Percy was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1829 to 1830. His maternal great-grandfather, Peter Burrell I (1692-1756), was a Director of the South Sea Company (1724-1733) and sub-Governor (1736-1756). The Company was involved in the transatlantic slave-trade during this period.

In 1807, Percy spoke in favour of the abolition of the slave-trade and tried unsuccessfully to introduce a bill for the gradual abolition of slavery in the colonies.
was born | est né: 20 April 1785
died in | est mort par: 11 February 1847
has nationality | a la nationalité: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
has type | est de type: depicted

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia; History of Parliament Online; Legacies of British Slavery - Peter Burrell I; National Portrait Gallery

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