George Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guilford (11 September 1757 – 20 April 1802), known as the Honourable George North until 1790 and as Lord North from 1790 to 1792, was a British

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 politician.

Guilford was the eldest son of Prime Minister Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (commonly known as Lord North), and his wife Anne (née Speke). He was elected to the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 for Harwich

Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1778, a seat he held until 1784, and then represented Wootton Bassett

Wootton Bassett (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1784 to 1790, Petersfield

Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1790 and Banbury

Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1790 to 1792. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords

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. He was a supporter of his fathers policies during the American War of Independence which came under attack from all sides.

Lord Guilford married firstly Maria Frances Mary, daughter of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, in 1785. After her death in 1794 he married secondly Susan, daughter of Thomas Coutts, in 1796. Guilford died in April 1802, aged 44. On his death his junior title of Baron North

Baron North

Baron North, of Kirtling Tower in the County of Cambridge, is an abeyant title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 17 January 1554, for Sir Edward North. He was a successful lawyer, clerk of the Parliament and chancellor of the Court of Augmentations. The barony was created by writ, which...

 fell into abeyance

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between his daughters while he was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Francis. The Countess of Guilford died in 1837.