Latest News About Frederick George North, 8Th Earl Of Guilford

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North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766 - British Armorial Bindings |

On the succession of his elder brother to the Earldom in 1792, he succeeded him in his seat in the Commons for the pocket borough of Banbury, but vacated the seat on being appointed Comptroller of the Customs for the Port of London in 1794. During the British occupation of Corsica, he was secretary to the Viceroy, Sir Gilbert Elliot, and in 1798 was appointed Governor of Ceylon. He succeeded his brother as 5th Earl of Guilford in 1817. He was Chancellor of the University of the Ionian Islands...

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North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766 -1827)

On the succession of his elder brother to the Earldom in 1792, he succeeded him in his seat in the Commons for the pocket borough of Banbury, but vacated the seat on being appointed Comptroller of the Customs for the Port of London in 1794. During the British occupation of Corsica, he was secretary to the Viceroy, Sir Gilbert Elliot, and in 1798 was appointed Governor of Ceylon. He succeeded his brother as 5th Earl of Guilford in 1817. He was Chancellor of the University of the Ionian Islands...

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