Dudley North, 3rd Baron North (158116 January 1666) was an English nobleman and politician.

Biography

North was the son of Sir John North and of Dorothy, daughter and heiress of Sir Valentine Dale. He succeeded his grandfather, Roger North, 2nd Baron North, at the age of nineteen. He was educated at

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, and married in 1599 Frances, daughter of Sir John Brocket of

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. He travelled in

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, took part in the campaign of 1602 in the

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, and on his return became a conspicuous figure at court, excelling in athletic exercises as well as in poetry and music, and gaining the friendship of Prince Henry. In 1606, while returning from

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, he discovered the springs at

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, which cured North himself of a complaint and quickly became famous. He also recommended the

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springs to the public. He supported and subscribed to the expedition to

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made by his brother Roger North () in 1619, and when Roger departed without leave, Dudley was imprisoned for two days in the Fleet. In 1626 he attached himself to the party of Lord Saye and Sele in the Lords, who were in sympathy with the aims of the

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; and when the

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broke out he was on the side of the parliament. In 1641 he was a member of the Lords committee on Religion, and served on the committee to consider Laud's

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in 1644, finally voting for the ordinance in January 1645. He was placed on the admiralty commission in 1645, and acted as

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. He was one of the small group of Lords who continued attendance in the House of Peers, and on 19 December 1648, with three others, visited Fairfax, when they "cast down their honors at his Excellency's feet" and protested their desire not to retain any privileges prejudicial to the public interest.

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's ''Civil War'', iv. 285 He passed the rest of his life in retirement at Kirtling in

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. He died leaving a daughter (Dorothy) and two sons, the elder of which, Sir Dudley, succeeded him as the 4th Baron North.

Works

Dudley North wrote ''A Forest of Varieties'' (1645), a miscellany of essays and poems, another edition of which was published in 1659 under the title of ''A Forest promiscuous of various Seasons' Productions''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:North, Dudley North, 3rd Baron 1581 births 1666 deaths 16th-century English nobility 17th-century English nobility Lord-lieutenants of Cambridgeshire Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Lords of the Admiralty

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