Guilford, Second Earl of
Guilford, Second Earl of
GUILFORD, SECOND EARL OF. (1732–1792). The title of Frederick North (Lord North) after he succeeded to his father's earldom in 1790.
SEE ALSO North, Sir Frederick.
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