Frederick Sylvester North Douglas

Frederick Sylvester North Douglas (8 February 1791 – 21 October 1819) was an English actuary and politician.

He was the oldest son of Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie, and his wife Lady Catherine Anne North, daughter of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.[1]

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.[1] 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, holding the seat until his death in 1819, aged 28.[1]

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1817.[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.
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References
  1. 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.
  2. "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Dudley Long North		 Member of Parliament for Banbury
1812 – 1819		 Succeeded by
Heneage Legge



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