Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford NPG D14365

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Samuel Agar, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Hilton, after John Riley

Trained in the law, Francis North was called to the Bar in 1661, and, at just thirty-four, became Solicitor General. He was elected as an MP and was made Attorney General in 1673. His rapid rise continued and two years later North was made Chief Justice of Common Pleas, a post that required he leave the Commons. In 1682, King Charles II named North Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, thus putting him in charge of the chancery, its court and the passing of... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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