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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. He was the arch-rival of the Tory politician William Pitt the Younger; his father Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, a leading ...
Charles James Fox (born Jan. 24, 1749, London, England—died Sept. 13, 1806, Chiswick, Middlesex [now in Hounslow, London]) was Britain’s first foreign secretary (1782, 1783, 1806), a famous champion of liberty, whose career, on the face of it, was nevertheless one of almost unrelieved failure. He conducted against King George III a long and ...
Charles James Fox. Foreign Secretary March to July 1782, April to December 1783 and February to September 1806. Fox was a gambling addict, womaniser, debtor, and dandy who was forgiven his ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Charles James Fox . Charles James Fox, (born Jan. 24, 1749, London, Eng.—died Sept. 13, 1806, Chiswick, Middlesex), British politician. He entered Parliament in 1768 and became leader of the Whigs in the House of Commons, where he used his brilliant oratorical skills to strongly oppose ...
Legacy of Charles James Fox. Professor of Modern History, University of Reading, England, 1947–65. Author of The Cabinet Council, 1783–1835 and others. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Charles James Fox, a British politician who opposed the American War of Independence and the royal absolutism of George III. Find out how he rose and fell in the Whig party, his views on American independence, and his personal and political relationships.
Sep 11, 2020 · In this video made with and for the History of Parliament Trust and Chertsey Museum we explore the life of Charles James Fox, a radical parliamentarian dubbe...
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