Alexander Perceval

For his son, the merchant and legislator in Hong Kong, see Alexander Perceval (merchant).

Colonel Alexander Perceval (1787 – 9 December 1858) was an Irish politician.

Colonel Alexander Perceval
Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords
In office 1841 – 9 December 1858
Monarch	Victoria
Member of Parliament for County Sligo
In office 17 May 1831 – 30 September 1841 Serving with Edward Joshua Cooper (to July 1841); William Ormsby-Gore (from July 1841)
Junior Lord of the Treasury
In office 1841
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel
Treasurer of the Ordnance
In office 12 January 1835 – 9 May 1835
Monarch	William IV
Preceded by	Thomas Creevey
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Parnell, Bt
Personal details
Born	1787 Derbyshire, England
Died	9 December 1858(1858-12-09) (aged 70–71) London, England
Resting place	West Norwood Cemetery
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jane Anne L'Estrange
Parent	Rev. Philip Perceval
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Rank	Colonel

Early life

Perceval was born in 1787

He was the eldest surviving son of Rev. Philip Perceval of Temple House, Ballymote, Sligo. He succeeded his father in 1800.^[1]

Political career

He sat in the House of Commons for County Sligo from 1831 to 1841, when his growing financial difficulties compelled him to resign his seat. He served briefly as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peel's second government (1841).

He was Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords from 1841 until his death.^[1]

Death

He died at Chester Street, London, on 9 December 1858 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. He had married Jane Anne, the daughter of Col. Henry Peisley L’Estrange of Moystown, Cloghan, King's County and had a large family. Due to his extravagance Temple House had to be sold but was bought back for the family by his third son, also Alexander (1821–1866).^[1]