Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont.

About Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont

Henry Frederick Joseph James Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont, styled Viscount Perceval from 1822 to 1835, was a British peer and politician. An alcoholic from an early age, he inherited estates heavily encumbered by debt; avoiding writs for debt shaped much of his life. He was briefly elected a Member of Parliament (MP), but may never have taken his seat, and spent much of his life either abroad or living under an alias. His solicitor took personal advantage of the Earl's incapacity for business, resulting in belated litigation with the next Earl in 1863.