Family and Education
b. 11 Sept. 1757, 1st s. of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, and bro. of Hon. Frederick North. educ. Eton 1766-74; Trinity, Oxf. 1774-7. m. (1) 24 Sept. 1785, Lady Maria Frances Mary Hobart (d. 23 Apr. 1794), da. of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, 3s. d.v.p. 1da.; (2) 28 Feb. 1796, Susannah, da. and coh. of Thomas Coutts, banker, of Westminster, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. Styled Lord North 4 Aug. 1790-5 Aug. 1792; suc. fa. as 3rd Earl of Guilford 5 Aug. 1792.
Offices Held
Comptroller of the Queen’s household 1781 – 84; under-sec. of state for Home affairs Apr. – Dec. 1783.
Lt.-col. commdt. Cinque port vols. 1779; capt. Deal Castle 1790 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wroxton Abbey, nr. Banbury, Oxon.
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Commons 1790-1820
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NORTH, George Augustus (1757-1802)
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