Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford

Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford, styled as Lord Guilford between 1729 and 1752, was a British Whig politician and courtier who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1727 to 1729 when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Guildford. He also became the Treasurer of Queen Charlotte of the Royal House of Mecklenburg. His son, Frederick North, was the famous Prime Minister of Great Britain who lost the American Revolutionary War under his term.

Occupation

politician, jurist

Position held

member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain

Born

April 13, 1704

Died

August 4, 1790