Frederick North, Lord North
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence. He also held a number of other cabinet posts, including Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, c. 1773–74
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).
Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer, as well as certain officials such as some judges and members of the Scottish gentry. These styles are used "by courtesy" in the sense that persons referred to by these titles do not in law hold the substantive title. There are several different kinds of courtesy titles in the British peerage system.
The son of the current Duke of Northumberland has the courtesy title of Earl Percy, and is addressed and referred to as 'Lord Percy'.
John Dyson, first Justice of the Supreme Court with the judicial courtesy title of Lord
