Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

The Right Honourable Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, K.G., P.C.

• Born: 13 April 1732
• Died: 5 August 1792

Known as

• 1732-1752: The Hon. Frederick North
• 1752-1754: The Hon. Frederick North, commonly called Lord North
• 1754-1766: The Hon. Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, M.P.
• 1766-1772: The Rt. Hon. Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, M.P.
• 1772-1790: The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, K.G., M.P.
• 1790-1790: The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, K.G.
• 1790-1792: The Earl of Guilford, K.G., P.C.

Education

• Eton College
• Trinity College, Oxford

Offices

• Commissioner of the Treasury, 1757-1765
• Paymaster of the Forces, 1766-1767
• Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1767-1782
• First Lord of the Treasury, 1770-1782
• Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1783

Lord Lieutenancies

• Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, 1774-1792

Other Honorary Offices

• Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1778-1792

Peerage Titles

• Earl of Guilford (Peerage of Great Britain and Baron Guilford (Peerage of England), 1790

Chivalric Orders

• Knight of the Garter, 1772

Privy Council

• Privy Councillor, 1766

Positions in Parliament

• Member of Parliament for Banbury, 1754-1790
• Leader of the House of Commons, 1767-1782, 1783

Preceded by: Charles Townshend	Chancellor of the Exchequer 1767–1782	Succeeded by: Lord John Cavendish
Preceded by: The Duke of Grafton	Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury 1770–1782	Succeeded by: The Marquess of Rockingham
Preceded by: The Lord Sydney	Home Secretary 1783	Succeeded by: The Earl Temple