The Earl of Guilford | |
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| 1st Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 12 October 1798 – 19 July 1805 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Robert Andrews (as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Maitland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1766 |
| Died | 14 October 1827 (aged 61) |
| Parent(s) | Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (father) Anne Speke (mother) |
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, GCMG, FRS (7 February 1766 – 14 October 1827), styled The Honourable Frederick North until 1817, was a British politician and colonial administrator.