Family and Education
b. 22 Oct. 1637, 3rd s. Dudley North, 4th Bar. North, and Anne Montagu; bro. Charles North, later 5th Bar. North and Bar. Grey of Rolleston, Sir Dudley‡ and Roger North‡. educ. Isleworth (Mr. Willis), Bury St Edmunds g.s. (Dr Stevens) c.1650; St John's Camb. fell. commoner 8 June 1653; M. Temple 1655, called 1661. m. 5 Mar. 1672 (with £14,000), Lady Frances Pope (d. 1678), da. of Thomas Pope, 3rd earl of Down [I], coh. of bro. Thomas Pope, 4th earl of Down [I], 3s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). North, Lives, i. 169; Bodl. North, c. 25, f. 70. Kntd. 1671. d. 5 Sept. 1685; will 5 Sept. 1685; pr. 30 Sept. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/380.
Offices Held
Commr. for complaints, Bedford Level 1663; KC 1668; bencher, M. Temple 1668, reader 1671, treas. 1671 – 72; standing counsel, Cambridge 1670; solicitor-gen. 1671 – 73; attorney gen. 1673 – 74; c.j.c.p. 13 Dec. 1674–1682.
PC 1679 – d.; ld. kpr. 20 Dec. 1682–d.;
Freeman, King's Lynn 1671, Lyme Regis 1675, Portsmouth 1682.
Likenesses
oil on canvas by J. Riley, c.1682, NPG 4708; line engraving by D. Loggan, NPG D29859.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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