John Perceval (1683 - 1748)

Born 22 Jul 1683 in County Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Parker) Perceval — married 10 Jun 1710 (to 1748) in England

Descendants

Died 1 May 1748 at age 64 in London, England

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Sir John Perceval was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

John was a Georgia Trustee.

John Perceval was born 22 July 1683 and died 1 May 1748. ^[1]

In the British House of Commons, Percival served on the committee on jails with a young member named James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785), who shared his idea about a new colony in North America for the deserving poor. Percival, like Oglethorpe became a Georgia Trustee, and during Georgia’s first decade, with Oglethorpe in America, Percival worked harder than anyone to champion Georgia’s cause and secure its future. ^[2] In 1733 he was awarded an Irish earldom, becoming the first Earl of Egmont. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p2186.htm#i21858
2. ↑ https://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/content/john-percival-earl-egmont
3. ↑ History of Parliament online [1]

See Also:

• Wikipedia: John Perceval
• Anderson, James. A Genealogical History of the House of Yvery (H. Woodfall, 1742) Vol. 1, Page 29-30
• Perceval, Sir John (1920) Manuscripts of the Earl of Egmont. Diary of Viscount Percival afterwards first Earl of Egmont, Volume 3; London, H.M. Stationery off. Appendix III, pp 352-373 Journal of Sir John Perceval 1685-1686 Link

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