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| Francis NORTH Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 15) at ST JOHN'S, 08 Jun., 1653. S. of Dudley (1619), Lord North, of Kirtling, Cambridgeshire . B. there. Bapt. Nov., 1637. School, Bury St Edmunds [ Suffolk ] (Mr Stephens). Matric. 1653 . Adm. at the Middle Temple, 27 Nov., 1655. Called to the Bar, 28 Jun., 1661. Bencher, 1668 . Treasurer, 1671 . K.C., 1668 . Solicitor-general, 1671-3 . Knighted, May, 1671. M.P. for Lynn [ Norfolk ], 1673-5 . Attorney-general, 1673-5 . Privy Councillor, Chief Justice C.P., 1675-82 . Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 1682-5 . Created Baron Guilford, Sep., 1683. A staunch Royalist. A patron of art, music and science. Married Frances, dau. of Thomas Pope, Earl of Down. Died 05 Sep., 1685; buried at Wroxton, Oxfordshire . Brother of Charles (1651), John (1660) and Roger (1667). ( D.N.B. ) | Francis NORTH Approx. lifespan: 1637–1685 Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 15) at St John's College 1653:06:08 s. of Dudley NORTH (1619) Lord – NORTH, of Kirtling, Cambridgeshire , b. there. Bapt. 1637:11 Sch: Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], ( Mr – STEPHENS ) Matric. 1653 Adm. at the Middle Temple 1655:11:27 Called to the Bar 1661:06:28 Bencher 1668 Treasurer 1671 K.C. 1668 Solicitor-general 1671-73 Knighted 1671:05 M.P. for Lynn, [Norfolk], 1673-75 Attorney-general 1673-75 Privy Councillor, Chief Justice C.P. 1675-82 Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1682-85 Created Baron Guilford 1683:09 A staunch Royalist. A patron of art, music and science. Married Frances POPE dau. of Thomas POPE Earl of Down. Died 1685:09:05 ; buried at Wroxton, Oxfordshire , brother of Charles NORTH (1651) brother of John NORTH (1660) brother of Roger NORTH (1667) ( D.N.B. ) |