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Sir William Fox KCMG (20 January 1812 – 23 June 1893) [1] was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system (such as establishing the University of New Zealand ...
Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, was a British Whig politician and statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Sir William Fox was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system, and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from Britain.
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Sir William Fox (born Jan. 20, 1812, South Shields, Durham, Eng.—died June 23, 1893, Auckland, N.Z.) was an author and statesman who helped shape the Constitution Act of 1852, which established home rule for New Zealand. He also served four short terms as the nation’s prime minister (1856, 1861–62, 1869–72, 1873).
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Sir William Fox (20 January 1812 – 23 June 1893) was the second Premier of New Zealand and held that office on four separate occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system (such as establishing the University of New Zealand ...
To the younger generation Sir William Fox was better known as a social reformer than as a politician, and in later years he took a warm interest in the Temperance movement. He died at his home in Auckland in 1893. Photo by Wrigglesworth and Binns. Sir William Fox, K.C.M.G. Previous Section | Table of Contents | Up | Next Section.
