54 JAMES SMITHSON AND HIS BEQUEST, 



descent from the daughter of Joscelin the last Earl of Northumberland. 

 The Percy estate also settled in her, together with several baronies, 

 such as Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitz-Payne, Bryan, &c. The Buke of 

 Somerset dying in 1750 Sir Hugh Smithson immediately took his seat 

 in the House of Lords as Earl of Northumberland. In 1752 he was 

 appointed one of the Lords of the Bed chamber to the late King. In 

 1757 he was installed Knight of the Garter at Windsor. In 1762 he 

 was appointed Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, and a Privy Counsellor; 

 also Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Middlesex and Northumberland. 

 In 17C3 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. In 17G6 he was 

 created Duke of Northumberland. In 1778 his Grace was appointed 

 Master of the Horse, which he resigned in 1781. On Dec. 5th, 1776, 

 which was her birthday, his Duchess died, when she had completed her 

 sixtieth year. She was interred in her family vault in St. Nicholas 

 chapel, Westminster Abbey. They had two sons and one daughter."* 

 The funeral of the Duke of Northumberland, whose death occurred ten 

 years later, was celebrated with great pomp on the 21st of June, 1786,. 

 and his remains were also interred in Westminster Abbey with the fol- 

 lowing imposing list of titles and dignities inscribed on his coffin. 



OOFPIN-PLATB INSCRIPTION OF HUGH SMITHSON. 

 (Father of James Smithson. ) 



"The most high puissant & most noble Prince 



Hugh Percy, Duke & Earle of Northumberland 



Earl Percy Baron Warkworth & Lovaine & Bar* 



Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulorum of the 



Counties of Middlesex & Northumberland, of 



the City & Liberty of Westminster & of the 



Town & County of the Town of Newcastle 



upon Tyne, Vice Admiral of the County of 



Northumberland & of all America, one of 



the Lords of his Majesty's most Hon^^^ 



Privy Council, & Knight of the most noble 



Order of the Garter. 



Died on the 6^^ Day of June 1786, 



In the 14^^ Year of his Age." t 



NOTE 3. 



ACCOUNT OF EARL PERCY, SECOND DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 



(Half brother of James Smithson.) 



The first Duke of Northumberland had one daughter, who died un- 

 married, and two sons— Hugh and Algernon (half brothers ot James 

 Smithson)— of whom the el der succeeded his father as the second D uke 



• Gtmtleman'a Magazine, 1786, vol. Ivi, pp. 529, 530. 



i Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Loudou, 18G8, p. 271. 



