Frederick North, Lord North, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick North, Lord North

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1732

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1792

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782.
He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence.
He also held a number of other cabinet posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. North's reputation among historians has swung back and forth.
It reached its lowest point in the late nineteenth century, when he was depicted as a creature of the king and an incompetent who lost the American colonies.
In the early twentieth century, a revisionism emphasised his strengths in administering the Treasury, handling the House of Commons, and in defending the Church of England.
Whig historian Herbert Butterfield, however, argued that his indolence was a barrier to efficient crisis management; he neglected his role in supervising the entire war effort.



Alternative names	Nathaniel Dance
Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	8 May 1735	15 October 1811
Location of birth/death	Kingdom of Great Britain	Didcot
Work location	England
Authority control	: Q3336784 VIAF: 19885699 ISNI: 0000 0000 6653 8322 ULAN: 500115546 LCCN: no99048395 NLA: 35956913 WorldCat