Frederick Sylvester North Douglas
Frederick Sylvester North Douglas (8 February 1791 – 21 October 1819),[1] was an English politician.
He was the oldest son of Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie and his wife Lady Katherine Anne North, da. of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.[2]
He was educated at Westminster School, Christ Church, Oxford, and at Lincoln's Inn, before setting off on a grand tour from 1810 to 1812.[2] On his return he wrote An Essay on Certain Points of Resemblance Between the Ancient and Modern Greeks.
He was elected at the 1812 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Banbury, and held the seat until his death in 1819, aged 28.[2]
Works
- Douglas, Frederick Sylvester North (1813). An Essay on Certain Points of Resemblance Between the Ancient and Modern Greeks (2nd ed.). London. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne, ed. "DOUGLAS, Hon. Frederick Sylvester North (1791-1819), of The Pheasantry, Bushey, Mdx.". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820,. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Douglas
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Dudley Long North |
Member of Parliament for Banbury 1812 – 1819 |
Succeeded by Heneage Legge |
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