Charles North, 5th Baron North

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Sir Charles North, 5th Baron North , 1st Baron Gray of Rolleston (born October 1, 1635 in Kirtling , † January 1691 ) was an English nobleman and politician.

Charles North was the eldest son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu (1613 / 14–1681), the second daughter of Sir Charles Montagu, a younger brother of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester , and his second wife Mary Whitmore. He studied at Cambridge in 1651 and was knighted before 1667 . On October 17, 1673, he was raised to Baron Gray of Rolleston , in the County of Stafford, by Writ of Summons . After the death of his father in 1677 he inherited the title of Baron North . In 1681 he was governor of Portsmouth .

North married in April 1667 Katherine († 1694), daughter of William Gray, 1st Baron Gray of Warke and widow of Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Baronet. He had several children with her, including:

His heir became his eldest son, William. His widow was third married in 1691, Francis Russell, who became governor of Barbados in 1694 , where she died that same year.

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  1. ↑ John Archibald Venn; John Venn: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900 . Volume 1 Part 3. From the Earliest Times to 1751. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2011. ISBN 978-1-108-03609-2 , p. 265
  2. ↑ Catharine Gray on thepeerage.com , accessed August 17, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Gray of Rolleston
1673-1690 		William North
Dudley North Baron North
1677-1690 		William North
personal data
SURNAME North, Charles, 5th Baron North
ALTERNATIVE NAMES North, Charles, 1st Baron Gray of Rolleston; North, Charles, Baron North and Gray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1635
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirtling (Cambridgeshire)
DATE OF DEATH January 1691