George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford

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 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 for Harwich in 1778, a seat he held until 1784, and then represented Wootton Bassett from 1784 to 1790, Petersfield in 1790 and Banbury from 1790 to 1792. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was a supporter of his father's 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. It was while courting his second wife that Guilford sustained a spinal injury in a fall from his horse and died from lingering illness that resulted in April 1802, aged 44. On his death his junior title of Baron North fell into abeyance between his daughters while he was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Francis. The Countess of Guilford died in 1837.

References

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• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Edward Harvey John Robinson	Member of Parliament for Harwich 1778–1784 With: John Robinson	Succeeded by John Robinson Thomas Orde
Preceded by Henry St John William Strahan	Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett 1784–1790 With: Robert Seymour Conway	Succeeded by John Thomas Stanley The Viscount Downe
Preceded by William Jolliffe The Viscount Downe	Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1790 With: William Jolliffe	Succeeded by William Jolliffe Marquess of Titchfield
Preceded by Lord North	Member of Parliament for Banbury 1790–1792	Succeeded by Frederick North
Court offices
Preceded by James Harris	Secretary and Comptroller to Queen Charlotte 1780–1784	Succeeded by Hon. Richard Howard
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Frederick North	Earl of Guilford 1792–1802	Succeeded by Francis North
Peerage of England
Preceded by Frederick North	Baron North 1792–1802	Succeeded by Abeyant, finally terminated in favour of Susan North, 10th Baroness North in 1841, again abeyant since 1941 after the death of the 13th Baron.