Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Percy Douglas KCB CMG FRGS FRAS AMICE (1 November 1876 – 4 November 1939) was a British naval officer who specialised in surveying...
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without children. Douglas's second son, Lord Percy Douglas (1868–1920), succeeded to the peerage instead. Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, his third son, was...
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Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry (13 October 1868 – 1 August 1920) was a Scottish aristocrat. Born in Cummertrees, Dumfries, Scotland...
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they made a prisoner of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas. In spite of the favour that Henry IV showed the Percys in many respects, they became increasingly...
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persuaded Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and his son Harry "Hotspur" Percy to lie in wait for the returning Scots at Wooler. Once Douglas' men had...
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(1763–1809) Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet (1776–1861) Sir Robert Percy Douglas, 4th Baronet (1805–1891) Sir Arthur Percy Douglas, 5th Baronet (1845–1913)...
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The Scarlet Pimpernel (redirect from Sir Percy Blakeney)
Wildhorn and written by Nan Knighton; the production starred Douglas Sills as Sir Percy, Christine Andreas as Marguerite and Terrence Mann as Chauvelin...
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in 1921 by Captain H. P. Douglas, who later became vice admiral Sir Percy Douglas and hydrographer of the Royal Navy. Its purpose is to estimate the roughness...
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officially on November 9, 1997. Directed by Peter H. Hunt, it starred Douglas Sills (Sir Percy Blakeney), Christine Andreas (Marguerite St. Just), Terrence Mann...
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General Sir Robert Percy Douglas, 4th Baronet (29 August 1805 – 30 September 1891) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey...
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Callington Mill (section Percy Douglas MacLaren)
was bought by Percy Douglas MacLaren. Percy Douglas MacLaren was born in 1855. In 1877 he married Charlotte Shimmins in Oatlands. Percy bought Callington...
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Elizabeth Ivy Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, OBE, DL (25 May 1916 – 16 September 2008), was the daughter of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland...
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Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland CStJ (born Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott; 20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012), was a British...
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eldest son and heir of Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland, and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of the 8th Duke...
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Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series Big Love as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes Percy Jackson: Sea...
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Ralph George Algernon Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, DL (born 16 November 1956), styled Lord Ralph Percy until 1995, is a British hereditary peer...
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town. The town was named after General Sir Percy Douglas, Lieutenant Governor of the Cape Colony. Douglas lies about 100 km southwest of Kimberley the...
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respectively. New additions to the cast include Leven Rambin, Douglas Smith, and Stanley Tucci. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters was released theatrically in the...
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soldier, stockbroker and author. Douglas was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, the eldest son of Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry and...
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Duke of Hamilton (redirect from Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale)
as well as being head of both the House of Hamilton and the House of Douglas. The title, the town of Hamilton in Lanarkshire, and many places around...
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Robert Percy Douglas (1804—1891), 4th baronet of Carr Major-General Robert Douglas of Garlston, NB', (c. 1744—1798) Major-General Robert Douglas ( —1828...
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sources, Spikes was not the original inventor of this pivotal device, as Percy Douglas-Hamilton was awarded U.S. patent 912,831 in 1906 for his creation of...
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Percy Douglas Ferguson (23 January 1880 – 2 June 1952) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the Western Australian Legislative...
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James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581), Lord High Admiral of Scotland John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758–1847), British Royal Navy admiral Percy Douglas...
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British businessman, Thomas Hayley (1807–1881), disembarked from the Percy Douglas, a 781-tonne clipper ship (owned by Thomas Hayley), at Galle, Ceylon...
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discharge of his gun". He was unmarried and his younger brother Lord Percy Douglas became heir to his father's titles. It was speculated at the time, and...
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Percy Harrison Fawcett DSO (18 August 1867 – disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer...
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Percy, 9th Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick (6 February 1301 – 26 February 1352) was the son of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of...
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Investigations personnel on the Discovery II and named for Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas, a member of the Discovery Committee. The north entry is between Beach...
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Percy Douglas Robb (7 August 1902 - 28 November 1976) was an Anglican priest: he was the Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames from 1953 until 1976. Richardson...
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