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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

Born on April 13, 1732

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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), styled The Honourable Frederick North before 1752 and Lord North between 1752 and 1790, being best known to history by the latter title, was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782.

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