Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford

Francis North, 2nd Baron Guilford

PC (14 December 1673 – 17 October 1729) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords

Life

In 1685, he succeeded his father

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.

^ 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.

Dictionary of National Biography, North, Francis, first Baron Guilford (1637–1685), lord chancellor, by Augustus Jessopp. Published 1894.
http://thepeerage.com/p3022.htm#i30219

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Winchilsea	First Lord of Trade 1713–1714	Succeeded by The Lord Berkeley of Stratton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Oxford	Lord Lieutenant of Essex 1703–1705	Succeeded by The Earl Rivers
Peerage of England
Preceded by Francis North	Baron Guilford 1685–1729	Succeeded by Francis North