Frederick North (MP)

Not to be confused with Frederick North, Lord North.

Frederick North DL, JP (2 July 1800, Hastings – 29 October 1869), was a British Liberal politician. North was an MP for Hastings from 1831 to 1835, 1854 to 1865, and 1868 to 1869. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Norfolk.

North was third cousin of Prime Minister Lord Frederick North, both great-great-grandsons of Dudley North, 4th Baron North. His daughter, Marianne North, was a notable traveller and botanical illustrator, while his granddaughter, Katharine Furse, was the first female admiral and the first Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service.

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