Background
North was the son of Sir Henry North of Mildenhall, Suffolk and his wife Mary Knevit, daughter of Richard Knevit.
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Roger North
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Career
He was knighted on 16 June 1618. He was then elected Member of Parliament for Suffolk in 1624. In 1625 he was re-elected for Eye again and retained the seat in the 1626 and 1628 elections.
He sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640, North was re-elected Member of Parliament for Eye in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Eye in the Long Parliament in November 1640 and sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride"s Purge.
North died at the age of 74.
Membership
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. Happy Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1621 North was elected Member of Parliament for Eye.
