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'''Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle''', styled '''Lord Eustace Percy''' between 1899 and 1953, was a British diplomat, [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and public servant. He most notably was [[Secretary of State for Education and Skills|President of the Board of Education]] under [[Stanley Baldwin]] between 1924 and 1929.
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==Background and education==
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Percy was born into a noble family: he was the seventh son of [[Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland]], and Lady Edith, daughter of [[George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll]]. [[Henry Percy, Earl Percy]], and [[Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland]], were his elder brothers. His uncle, [[John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll|the ninth Duke of Argyll]], was married to [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll|Princess Louise]], daughter of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. A niece later married [[John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland|the sixth Duke of Sutherland]]. He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]].<ref name="thepeerage.com">http://www.thepeerage.com/p1051.htm#i10505</ref>
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==Political career==
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Percy worked in the Diplomatic Service between 1911 and 1919.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> From 1919 to 1922 he represented [[Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn]] on the [[London County Council]] as a [[Municipal Reform Party]] councillor.<ref>W Eric Jackson (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longman's. p. 276.</ref> In 1921 he was elected [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)|Hastings]], a seat he held until 1937.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101029234340/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons2.htm</ref> In March 1923 he was appointed [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education]] by [[Bonar Law]]. When [[Stanley Baldwin]] became Prime Minister in May of the same year, Percy was moved to the post of [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health]], which he remained until the fall of the government in January 1924.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> When the Conservatives returned to power in November 1924, he was appointed [[Secretary of State for Education and Skills|President of the Board of Education]] by Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet,<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32989/page/8042</ref> and sworn of the [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Privy Council]].<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32989/page/8041</ref> He continued as head of the Board of Education until the government fell in June 1929.
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Percy was not part of the National Government of [[Ramsay MacDonald]] between [[1931]] and [[1935]], but when Baldwin returned as Prime Minister in June 1935 he again became a member of the cabinet as [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|Minister without Portfolio]], a post he held until 1936.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/> Given charge of policy direction for the government in the latter role, he was often dubbed the "Minister for Thought" by the Press. In the 1930s he called for regional government for the North East of England, specifically wishing to be the minister for the region.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
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In his 1944 Riddell Lecture Percy made a call for the law to be changed radically to recognise companies as associations of productive employees, rather than as associations of shareholders. These were his words: "Here is the most important challenge to political invention ever offered to the jurist or the statesman. The human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth, the association of workmen, managers, technicians and directors is not an association recognised by law. The association which the law does recognise - the association of shareholders, creditors and directors - is incapable of producing and distributing and is not expected to perform these functions. We have to give law to the real association and withdraw meaningless privilege from the imaginary one."<ref>Quoted in "Jobs and Fairness" by Robert Oakeshott, published by Michael Russell, 2000.</ref>
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In 1945, Percy chaired the committee on Higher Technological Education that resulted in the [[Percy report]].<ref>"Trained Men For Industry Plan To Provide More Technologists". The Times. 7 November 1945. p. 2, col B.</ref> He also chaired a Royal Commission that reviewed mental health legislation in the 1950s and was Rector of King's College, Durham (now [[Newcastle University]]) between 1937 and 1951, in which role he also alternated in the post of [[List of Vice-Chancellor & Wardens of the University of Durham|Vice-Chancellor of Durham University]].<ref name="DU Records">http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=ead/uni/undc.xml#qxj-396</ref> In 1953 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Percy of Newcastle''', of Etchingham in the County of Sussex.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39798/page/1443</ref>
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==Family==
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Percy married Stella Katherine, daughter of [[Laurence Drummond|Major-General Laurence George Drummond]], in 1918. They had two daughters. He died in April 1958, aged 71. As he had no sons the barony became extinct on his death.<ref name="thepeerage.com"/>
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Person.png Eustace Percy  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Eustace Percy.jpg
Born21 March 1887
Died3 April 1958 (Age 71)
NationalityBritish
Alma materEton, Christ Church (Oxford)
SpouseStella Drummond
PartyConservative
British diplomat, Conservative politician and public servant. He most notably was President of the Board of Education under Stanley Baldwin between 1924 and 1929.

Employment.png President of the Board of Education

In office
6 November 1924 - 4 June 1929

Employment.png UK/Minister without Portfolio

In office
7 June 1935 - 31 March 1936

Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle, styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953, was a British diplomat, Conservative politician and public servant. He most notably was President of the Board of Education under Stanley Baldwin between 1924 and 1929.

Background and education

Percy was born into a noble family: he was the seventh son of Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland, and Lady Edith, daughter of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll. Henry Percy, Earl Percy, and Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, were his elder brothers. His uncle, the ninth Duke of Argyll, was married to Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria. A niece later married the sixth Duke of Sutherland. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]


Political career

Percy worked in the Diplomatic Service between 1911 and 1919.[1] From 1919 to 1922 he represented Holborn on the London County Council as a Municipal Reform Party councillor.[2] In 1921 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Hastings, a seat he held until 1937.[1][3] In March 1923 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education by Bonar Law. When Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister in May of the same year, Percy was moved to the post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, which he remained until the fall of the government in January 1924.[1] When the Conservatives returned to power in November 1924, he was appointed President of the Board of Education by Baldwin, with a seat in the cabinet,[4] and sworn of the Privy Council.[5] He continued as head of the Board of Education until the government fell in June 1929.

Percy was not part of the National Government of Ramsay MacDonald between 1931 and 1935, but when Baldwin returned as Prime Minister in June 1935 he again became a member of the cabinet as Minister without Portfolio, a post he held until 1936.[1] Given charge of policy direction for the government in the latter role, he was often dubbed the "Minister for Thought" by the Press. In the 1930s he called for regional government for the North East of England, specifically wishing to be the minister for the region.[citation needed]

In his 1944 Riddell Lecture Percy made a call for the law to be changed radically to recognise companies as associations of productive employees, rather than as associations of shareholders. These were his words: "Here is the most important challenge to political invention ever offered to the jurist or the statesman. The human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth, the association of workmen, managers, technicians and directors is not an association recognised by law. The association which the law does recognise - the association of shareholders, creditors and directors - is incapable of producing and distributing and is not expected to perform these functions. We have to give law to the real association and withdraw meaningless privilege from the imaginary one."[6]

In 1945, Percy chaired the committee on Higher Technological Education that resulted in the Percy report.[7] He also chaired a Royal Commission that reviewed mental health legislation in the 1950s and was Rector of King's College, Durham (now Newcastle University) between 1937 and 1951, in which role he also alternated in the post of Vice-Chancellor of Durham University.[8] In 1953 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy of Newcastle, of Etchingham in the County of Sussex.[9]

Family

Percy married Stella Katherine, daughter of Major-General Laurence George Drummond, in 1918. They had two daughters. He died in April 1958, aged 71. As he had no sons the barony became extinct on his death.[1]


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References

  1. a b c d e f http://www.thepeerage.com/p1051.htm#i10505
  2. W Eric Jackson (1965). Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council. Longman's. p. 276.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20101029234340/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Hcommons2.htm
  4. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32989/page/8042
  5. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32989/page/8041
  6. Quoted in "Jobs and Fairness" by Robert Oakeshott, published by Michael Russell, 2000.
  7. "Trained Men For Industry Plan To Provide More Technologists". The Times. 7 November 1945. p. 2, col B.
  8. http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=ead/uni/undc.xml#qxj-396
  9. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39798/page/1443
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