Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, was a British Tory statesman best known for serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

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Lord North 10
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford canonical 7
Frederick North 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Prime Minister of Great Britain
human
associatedWithEvent American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence
burialPlace All Saints Church, Wroxton
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1732-04-13
dateOfDeath 1792-08-05
educatedAt Eton College
University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University

Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED
endTime 1782-03-20 (as Prime Minister)
familyName North
father Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
genreOfActivity politics
givenName Frederick
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
memberOfPoliticalParty Tory
monarchDuringTerm George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III
mother Lucy Montagu
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Guilford
notableFor leadership of Britain during the American Revolutionary War
resignation following setbacks in the American War of Independence
officeContested Prime Minister of Great Britain
parliamentaryGroup Tory
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Grosvenor Square, London, England
surface form: Grosvenor Square, London
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Home Secretary
Leader of the House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of Great Britain
precededBy Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Banbury
Grampound
Plympton
surface form: Plympton Erle
residence Grosvenor Square, London, England
surface form: Grosvenor Square, London

Wroxton Abbey
signature Signature of Frederick North, Lord North.svg
spouse Anne Speke
startTime 1770-01-28 (as Prime Minister)
succeededBy Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

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Anne Speke spouse Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Anne Speke spouseTitle Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
Anne Speke alsoKnownAs Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
subject surface form: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
All Saints Church, Wroxton burialPlaceOf Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
All Saints Church, Wroxton burialPlaceOf Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Frederick honorificTitle Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
subject surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
this entity surface form: Lord North
Lucy Montagu motherOf Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Frederick North
Lucy Montagu notableRelative Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Frederick North
Lord Stormont servedUnderPrimeMinister Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
Admiral Augustus Keppel appointedBy Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
subject surface form: Augustus Keppel
this entity surface form: Lord North
James Macpherson employer Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford father Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford relative Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford titleInheritedFrom Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford hasTitle Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford precededBy Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Dudley North, 4th Baron North hasTitle Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
this entity surface form: Lord North
Brownlow North (bishop) sibling Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
subject surface form: Brownlow North
this entity surface form: Frederick North, Lord North
Earl of Guilford notableHolder Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Earl of Guilford notablePrimeMinisterHolder Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford