Brownlow North
| Brownlow North | |
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| Bishop of Winchester | |
Bishop North by Henry Howard
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| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | 1781–1820 |
| Predecessor | John Thomas |
| Successor | George Pretyman Tomline |
| Other posts | Canon of Christ Church (1768–1770) Dean of Canterbury (1770–1771) Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (1771–1774) Bishop of Worcester (1774–1781) Prelate, Order of the Garter (ex officio as Bishop of Winchester) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 July 1741 Chelsea, Middlesex, Great Britain |
| Died | 12 July 1820 (aged 78) Chelsea, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Winchester Cathedral, 1820 |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Winchester House, Chelsea (at death) |
| Parents | Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford & Elizabeth |
| Spouse | Henrietta (m. 1771–1796) |
| Children | incl. Francis, Charles |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Brownlow North (17 July 1741 – 12 July 1820) was a bishop of the Church of England.
Brownlow was born on 17 July 1741 in Chelsea, Middlesex, Great Britain, the only son of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford and his second wife Elizabeth (then styled as the dowager Viscountess Lewisham as the widow of her first husband George Legge, Viscount Lewisham), only child and sole heir of Arthur Kaye, 3rd Baronet. His half-siblings through their mother included Anne Brudenell (who married James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan) and William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth; his half-siblings through their father included Frederick North, Lord North and his only full siblings was Louisa Peyto-Verney (who married John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke).
He was educated at Eton College (1752–1759) and Trinity College, Oxford (where he matriculated on 10 January 1760 as a fellow-commoner), graduating as a Bachelor of Arts in 1762. He became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1763, gaining his Master of Arts (Oxon) on 4 July 1766 and Doctor of Civil Law in 1770.
North was ordained a deacon at Christ Church by John Hume, Bishop of Oxford, on 27 October 1765 and priest at Grosvenor Chapel, Westminster by Frederick Cornwallis, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry on 12 April 1767. Supremely well-connected — his father was an influential courtier and his half-brother Frederick was to become Prime Minister of Great Britain — North enjoyed substantial, rapid and early career advances. His brother-in-law Willoughby de Broke presented him to the rectory of Lighthorne, then the crown presented him to the 4th prebend at Christ Church on 28 April 1768.
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