Lord North

GPTKB entity

Statements (125)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:advocated_for Loyalist support in America
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:associated_with_policies gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:birth_date 1732-04-13
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:born April 13, 1732
gptkbp:challenges Colonial resistance
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frederick_North,_5th_Earl_of_Guilford
gptkb:Frederick_North,_3rd_Earl_of_Guilford
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:George_III
gptkbp:contributed_to British political thought
gptkbp:contribution British government policies
gptkbp:created_title 1776-05-02
gptkbp:criticism Handling of the American colonies
gptkbp:death_date 1792-08-05
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
Guilford, England
gptkbp:died August 5, 1792
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Frederick_North
gptkbp:head_of_state 1767-07-01
1782-03-20
gptkbp:historical_context 18th century British politics
gptkbp:historical_role Prime Minister during the loss of the American colonies
Prime Minister during American Revolution
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in the American Revolutionary War
Led Britain during the American Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord North
gptkbp:influence British politics in the 18th century
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:British_politics
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent British leaders
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:involved_in Parliamentary debates
Peace negotiations with the United States
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Opposition leaders
gptkbp:is_debated_in Parliamentary reform
gptkbp:is_opposed_by American independence
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Lord_North
gptkbp:known_for Loyalist policies during the American Revolution
Opposition to American independence
his eventual political downfall due to the American War
advocating for military action against the colonies
his policies leading to increased tensions with the colonies
his role in the British government during the American Revolution
being a controversial figure in British politics
facing opposition from Whigs
his attempts to reconcile with American colonists
implementing the Tea Act of 1773
involvement in the Boston Tea Party response
involvement in the War of American Independence
losing the 1780 general election
opposing the American Revolution
supporting the Coercive Acts
supporting the Quebec Act
attempting to negotiate peace with the American colonies
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in American history
Controversial figure in British history
gptkbp:legislation Taxation policies
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great_Commoner
gptkb:The_Great_Lord_North
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:notable_work American Revolutionary War policies
gptkbp:office gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
gptkbp:opponent American independence
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Peer_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:political_career 1754
1782
Member of Parliament for Banbury
gptkbp:political_ideology Conservatism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Tory
gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Minister_of_Finance
Leader of the House of Commons
Member of Parliament for Banbury
gptkbp:position gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:predecessor_chancellor gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkbp:public_art Controversial leader
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Declaration_of_Independence
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:North_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Guilford_House
gptkbp:resigned 1782
March 1782
Defeat in the American Revolutionary War
loss of American colonies
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Prime_Minister
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:signature Lord North's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Speke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lord_Rockingham
gptkb:Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
gptkbp:successor_chancellor gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:supported Taxation of the American colonies
gptkbp:term_end 1782
1782-03-20
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1770
1770-01-28
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Guilford
gptkb:2nd_Earl_of_Guilford
gptkbp:was_involved_in British military strategy in America
gptkbp:was_known_for His handling of colonial affairs.
gptkbp:was_part_of British government during the American Revolution
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkb:King_George_III
gptkb:Lord_Shelburne
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Tea_Act
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4