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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 – 1 July 1774) was an English peer and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War from 1746 to 1755. He also held the offices of Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1755 to 1756 and Paymaster of the Forces from 1757 to 1765, enriching himself while holding the latter ...
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (born September 28, 1705—died July 1, 1774, Kensington, near London) was an English politician, notable chiefly for the success with which he exploited public office for private gain. The second son of Sir Stephen Fox, he inherited a large share of the riches that his father had accumulated but squandered it.
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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 – 1 July 1774) was an English peer and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War from 1746 to 1755. He also held the offices of Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1755 to 1756 and Paymaster of the Forces from 1757 to 1765, enriching himself while holding the latter ...
FOX, Henry (1705-74), of Holland House, Kensington. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland. primary name: primary name: Fox, Henry. other name: other name: (Baron) Holland of Foxley. Details. individual; politician/statesman; British; Male. Life dates. 1705-1774. Biography. Politician, instrumental for the Peace of Paris (1763).
7 de abr. de 2023 · Portrait by John Giles Eccardt. Public domain artwork. Henry Fox was a prominent English politician during the late 18th century, although he never became Prime Minister (or First Lord of the...
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland. (1705-1774), Whig statesman. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 13 portraits. Fox entered Parliament in 1735. He was a devoted supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, but this loyalty backfired on him after Walpole's fall in 1742. He served as surveyor-general of works, Lord of the Treasury and Secretary ...
