Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford PC (14 December 1673 – 17 October 1729) was a British peer and member of the

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Life

North went up to and matriculated at

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. In 1685, he succeeded his father Francis North as Baron Guilford. In 1701 he was one of five peers of the realm who voted against the

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(which excluded the

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from the English throne) in the House of Lords, and who felt strongly enough to enter written protests in the House of Lords Journal.House of Lords Journal, Volume 16: 22 May 1701, in https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol16/pp698-699#h3-0009. Retrieved 1 October 2019. From 1703 to 1705, Guilford was

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. In 1712, he was appointed to the Privy Council, and was First Lord of Trade from 1713 to 1714.

Family

North was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Fulke Greville, 5th Baron Brooke, and Sarah Dashwood, whom he married in 1695. His second wife was Alicia Brownlow, daughter of Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet, and Alice Sherard, whom he married around 1703. Guilford was succeeded by his son by his second wife Francis North, 3rd Baron Guilford, who later became 1st Earl of Guilford. Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Elizabeth Greville (d.1699), Lady Guilford (Attributed to Enoch Seeman).jpg, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Elizabeth Greville, Lady Guilford, painting attributed to Enoch Seeman Charles d' Agar (1669-1723) - Alicia Brownlow (1684–1727), Lady Guilford - 436030 - National Trust.jpg, Alicia Brownlow (1684–1727),
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References

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'', North, Francis, first Baron Guilford (1637–1685), lord chancellor, by Augustus Jessopp. Published 1894. *http://thepeerage.com/p3022.htm#i30219 {{DEFAULTSORT:Guilford, Francis North, 2nd Baron 1673 births 1729 deaths 17th-century English nobility 18th-century English nobility Lord-lieutenants of Essex Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain

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