Roger North
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Roger North may refer to:
- Roger North, 2nd Baron NorthRoger North, 2nd Baron NorthRoger North, 2nd Baron North was an English peer and politician at the court of Elizabeth I.He was the son of Edward North, 1st Baron North, for whom the title Baron North had been created. After representing Cambridgeshire in several parliaments , North acceded to his title in 1564...
(1530–1600), English peer - Roger North (governor) (1585-1652), captain who sailed with Walter Raleigh in 1617 and only governor of the OyapocOyapocOyapoc was a short-lived English settlement in Guyana), which was established in 1620 under Governor Roger North and abandoned in the same year. The British would only take over the whole region much later, after several Dutch colonies had existed in Guyana....
- Roger North (lawyer) (1653–1734), English lawyer and biographer
- Roger North, modern day musician and inventor of the North DrumsNorth DrumsNorth drums are horn shaped drums that were designed to project their sound outward, so the audience can hear the most direct qualities of the drum.-History:...