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Definition of Second earl of guilford
1. Noun. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Earl Of Guilford
Literary usage of Second earl of guilford
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Belle Assemblée: Or, Court and Fashionable Magazine; Containing Interesting (1828)
"He died in 1790, at the age of 86, and was succeeded by his only son by his first
marriage, Frederick, second Earl of Guilford. This nobleman, better known ..."
2. The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Females, Including Beauties of the by John Burke (1833)
"He died in 1790, at the age of 86, and was succeeded by his only son by his first
marriage, FREDERICK, second Earl of Guilford. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"... philhellene, third and youngest son of Frederick, second earl of Guilford [qv],
by Anne, daughter of George Speke, was born on 7 Feb. 1766. ..."
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