Percy, Josceline
(1784–1856)
- J. K. Laughton
- , revised by Andrew Lambert
Extract
Percy, Josceline (1784–1856), naval officer, was the fourth son of Algernon Percy, second Baron Lovaine of Alnwick (1750–1830), and afterwards (1790) first earl of Beverley, and grandson of Hugh Percy, first duke of Northumberland. He was born in London on 29 January 1784. His mother was ...