Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford

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Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford ( April 13, 1704 - August 4, 1790 ) was an English politician and court official.

Origin and family environment

Francis North came from an originally bourgeois family who was raised to hereditary nobility under the Tudors in the 16th century and who played an important role in parliamentary politics in both the lower and upper houses in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries who made it to the office of Prime Minister in the 18th century . For several generations members of the family held the Cambridgeshire seat in the House of Commons . Francis North was the eldest son of Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford (1673-1729) and his second wife Alice Brownlow. He was born on April 13, 1704.

Political and court career

Francis North was in from 1718 Eton educated and studied on from the March 25, 1721 Trinity College of Oxford University . After completing his studies, he decided to pursue a political career, stood for the Tories as a candidate for the House of Commons for the constituency of Banbury and was also elected in 1727. He held this seat until his father's death in 1729. Since he inherited the title of Baron Guilford and his seat in the House of Lords , he left the House of Commons and moved to the House of Commons on January 13, 1729 as 3rd Baron Guilford House of Lords over. After the death of his cousin William North, 6th Baron North (1678-1734) on October 31, 1734, he inherited his title and was also 7th Baron North . Under this older title he took part in future meetings of the House.

Francis North had already entered court service in 1730. From that date on he was Governor of the Prince of Wales Frederick , an office he held until his death in 1751. He also stayed for the new Prince of Wales, later King George III. , Governor. On April 8, 1752 he was then raised to Earl of Guilford . After George III's accession to the throne. he was on April 8, 1752 Treasurer of the Queen (Treasurer to the Queen Consort).

The now 1st Earl of Guilford died in August 1790. In his titles he was inherited by his son Frederick as 2nd Earl of Guilford, 4th Baron Guilford and 8th Baron North.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume IX, pp. 649 ff.
  2. ^ A b Leigh Rayment's Peerage, entry Guilford
  3. ↑ The Complete Peerage Volume VI, Article Baron Guilford, p. 212
  4. ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume VI, Article Earl of Guilford, p. 213

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predecessor Office successor
Francis North Baron Guilford
1729-1790 		Frederick North
William North Baron North
1734-1790 		Frederick North
New title created Earl of Guilford
1752-1790 		Frederick North
personal data
SURNAME North, Francis, 1st Earl of Guilford
ALTERNATIVE NAMES North, Francis, 7th Baron North; North, Francis, 3rd Baron Guilford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1704
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 1790