Facts:   - profession: soldier , statesman    - death place: new york city    - jr/sr: united states senator    - preceded: john sloss hobart    - party: federalist    - death date: january 3 , 1836 1755    - spouse: mary duane      - term end: august 17 , 1798    - succeeded: james watson    - term start: may 5 , 1798    - state: new york    - name: william north    - birth date: 1755    - image: williamnorth.jpg    - birth place: pemaquid , maine   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william north .
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william north -lrb- 1755january 3 , 1836 -rrb- was an american soldier and politician .