Biography of Dudley North 4th Baron North 1602-1677
Paternal Family Tree: North
On 05 Jun 1597 [his grandfather] John North (age 46) died.
On 02 Oct 1598 [his grandfather] John Brocket (age 58) died.
Before 1602 [his father] Dudley North 3rd Baron North (age 19) and [his mother] Frances Brocket (age 18) were married.
In 1602 Dudley North 4th Baron North was born to Dudley North 3rd Baron North (age 19) and Frances Brocket (age 18).
In 1616 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 14) was knighted.
Around 1628. Unknown Painter. Portrait of Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 26).
In 1628 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 26) was elected MP Horsham.
Before 1636 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 33) and Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 23) were married.
Around 1636 [his daughter] Anne North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 34) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 23).
Around 1636 [his son] Charles North 1st Baron Grey, 5th Baron North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 34) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 23).
On 22 Oct 1637 [his son] Francis North 1st Baron Guildford was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 35) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 25).
In Apr 1640 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 38) was elected MP Cambridgeshire in the Short Parliament.
In Nov 1640 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 38) was elected MP Cambridgeshire in the Long Parliament.
On 16 May 1641 [his son] Dudley North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 39) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 29).
On 04 Sep 1645 [his son] John North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 43) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 33).
On 03 Sep 1653 [his son] Roger North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 51) and [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 41).
In 1660 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 58) was elected MP Cambridgeshire in the Convention Parliament.
On 16 Jan 1666 [his father] Dudley North 3rd Baron North (age 83) died. His son Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 64) succeeded 4th Baron North. [his wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 54) by marriage Baroness North.
On 16 Feb 1675 [his son-in-law] Robert Foley (age 24) and [his daughter] Anne North (age 39) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. She brought a £1500 portion and a jointure of £400 each year to the marriage. The bride's brother, [his son] Roger North (age 21), wrote that: The old father fancied that a friend at Court, so considerable as his lordship [Sir Francis North] was, might be useful, which, together with his lordship's skill in dealing with such a touchy spark, drew a full consent to all. The young man was every way acceptable, and, left to himself, would not have chosen one that was fifteen years older than he was. But finding that his father by negligence, sottishness, and desperate projects was in a fair way to utter ruin, he was glad upon any terms to get the estate settled.
Evelyn's Diary. 30 Mar 1676. [his son] Dr. North (age 30), son of my Lord North (age 74), preached before the King (age 45), on Isaiah liii. 57, a very young but learned and excellent person. Note. This was the first time the Duke (age 42) appeared no more in chapel, to the infinite grief and threatened ruin of this poor nation.
In 24 Jun 1677 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 75) died. His son [his son] Charles North 1st Baron Grey, 5th Baron North (age 41) succeeded 5th Baron North.
Evelyn's Diary. 23 Jan 1683. [his son] Sir Francis North (age 45), son to the Lord North, and Lord Chief Justice, being made Lord Keeper on the death of the Earl of Nottingham, the Lord Chancellor, I went to congratulate him. He is a most knowing, learned, and ingenious man, and, besides being an excellent person, of an ingenious and sweet disposition, very skillful in music, painting, the new philosophy, and politer studies.
On 04 Feb 1683 [his former wife] Anne Montagu Baroness North (age 71) died.
[his daughter] Jane Bridget North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu Baroness North.
[his daughter] Mary North was born to Dudley North 4th Baron North and Anne Montagu Baroness North.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward North 1st Baron North
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger North 2nd Baron North
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver Squier of Southby in Hampshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Squier Baroness North
GrandFather: John North
Father: Dudley North 3rd Baron North
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brocket
GrandFather: John Brocket
Mother: Frances Brocket