Henry (1799-1885) was educated at Harrow, where he was the only Perceval to become head of school.
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Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval was a British statesman and barrister who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated, and the only solicitor-general or attorney-general to have become prime minister.
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politics · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812 · politician · lawyer · jurist · also Spencer Perceval, Perceval
Born 1 November 1762 · Died 11 May 1812 · Q233992
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s character in the controversy. Charles Greville, journal entry (30 June 1835), quoted in Charles Greville, A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King William IV. Vol. III, ed. Henry Reeve (1874), pp. 270-271 Spencer Perceval, who has been the object of so much party hatred and invective, had, indeed, all the qualities which claim the admiration of those who are capable of appreciating sterling worth. The person who, out of the limits of Perceval
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Career landmark: assassination of Spencer Perceval.
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1885· 1 entry
1853· 1 entry
Stood unsuccessfully against William Gladstone in the election for an MP to represent Oxford University
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1843· 1 entry
Married for the second time the following year
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1835· 1 entry
And was the only one of Perceval's daughters to have children
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1832· 1 entry
Just after his release from an asylum, he married a cheesemonger's daughter
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1830· 1 entry
Married his cousin Beatrice Trevelyan, daughter of Sir John Trevelyan, 5th Baronet
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1827· 1 entry
Spent some time in Ghent, Belgium, was a director of the Clerical, Medical and General Life Assurance Society and a justice of the peace for Middlesex and for Kent, but generally led a quiet and retired life
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1826· 1 entry
Married his cousin Catherine Drummond
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1821· 1 entry
Married Anna, a daughter of the chief of the clan Macleod, with whom he had eleven children
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1812· 3 entries
Died 1812-05-11.
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Career landmark: assassination of Spencer Perceval.
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“s character in the controversy. Charles Greville, journal entry (30 June 1835), quoted in Charles Greville, A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King William IV. Vol. III, ed. Henry Reeve (1874), pp. 270-271 Spencer Perceval, who has been the object of so much party hatred and invective, had, indeed, all the qualities which claim the admiration of those who are capable of appreciating sterling worth. The person who, out of the limits of Perceval”
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1809· 2 entries
Career landmark: First Lord of the Treasury (1809–1812).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1809–1812).
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1808· 1 entry
(borrowing from his brother Lord Arden and the trustees of Jane's dowry), and the Perceval family's long association with Ealing began
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1807· 3 entries
Career landmark: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1807–1812).
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Career landmark: Leader of the House of Commons (1807–1812).
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Career landmark: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1807–1812).
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1802· 1 entry
Career landmark: Attorney General for England and Wales (1802–1806).
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1801· 2 entries
Career landmark: Solicitor General for England and Wales (1801–1802).
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When both George III and the Cabinet opposed his bill for Catholic emancipation
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1762· 1 entry
Born 1762-11-01.
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