Spencer Perceval (junior)
Spencer Perceval (11 September 1795 – 16 September 1859) was a British Member of Parliament, the eldest son of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval and Jane Wilson. He was also one of the twelve "apostles" recognized by the movement associated with Edward Irving and known as the Catholic Apostolic Church.
Perceval married Anna Eliza Macleod, and had several children. One daughter, Eleanor Irving Perceval (d. 1879), married Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet. One of his grandsons was Sir Edward Marsh.
Another of his children, John Spencer Perceval, served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Waikato Regiment during the Waikato War in New Zealand. He was killed in action during the skirmish at Titi Hill, near Mauku. After he fell, several of his men attempted to move him from the field, but he wouldn't allow this and told the men to "Leave me alone; revenge my death."[1]
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Spencer Perceval
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by William FitzGerald |
Member of Parliament for Ennis 1818 – 1820 |
Succeeded by Sir Ross Mahon |
Preceded by William Henry John Scott William Lamb |
Member of Parliament for Newport 1827 – 1831 With: William Henry John Scott 1827–1830 Horace Twiss 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by William Mount James Joseph Hope-Vere |
Preceded by Viscount Sandon Granville Dudley Ryder |
Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1831 – 1832 With: Granville Dudley Ryder |
Succeeded by John Heathcoat James Kennedy |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by The Marquess of Buckingham |
Teller of the Exchequer 1813–1834 |
Office abolished |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Sir George Clerk, Bt |
Clerk of the Ordnance 1828–1830 |
Succeeded by Charles Tennyson |