John North (MP)

For other MPs of this name, see John North (disambiguation).

File:John Sidney North, Vanity Fair, 1878-08-10.jpg

"a Tory". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1878.

John Sidney North PC (1804 – 11 October 1894), known as John Doyle until 1838, was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 33 years.

Background

Born John Doyle, he was the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Charles William Doyle.

Political and military career

At the 1852 general election, North was returned to Parliament as one of three Members for Oxfordshire, a seat he held until the constituency was divided at the 1885 general election. In 1886 he was sworn of the Privy Council. He was also a Colonel in the British Army.

Family

North married Lady Susan, daughter of George North, 3rd Earl of Guilford, in 1835. In 1838 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of North. In 1841 the barony of North held by Lord Guildford was called out of abeyance in favour of Lady Susan, who became the tenth Baroness North. She died in March 1884, aged 87, and was succeeded by her and North’s son, William. North survived his wife by ten years and died in October 1894, aged 90.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John North

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Harcourt Lord Norreys Joseph Warner Henley	Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire 1852–1885 With: George Harcourt 1852–1862 Joseph Warner Henley 1852–1878 John William Fane 1862–1868 William Cornwallis Cartwright 1868–1885 Edward Vernon Harcourt 1878–1885	Constituency divided