The 1768 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford by Nathaniel Dance,
George Grenville by William Hoare Cropped
Frederick North, Lord North
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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, styled The Honourable Frederick North before 1752 and Lord North between 1752 and 1790, being best known to history by the latter title, was Prime Minister of Gr
1768 British general election
…figurehead leader of the Ministry, the administration was centred on the First Lord of the Treasury; the Duke of Grafton, and his leader in the commons; Lord North. The election took place during a lull in political conflict, with there being a lack of any real political debate over policy or principle between the…
Portrait of Lord North by Pompeo Batoni (1753)
In The State Tinkers (1780), James Gillray caricatured North (on his knees) and his allies as incompetent tinkers of the National Kettle. George III cries out in rapture in the rear.
French caricature on the government of Frederick North after the defeat of Grenada (1779).