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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC 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 office.
Henry Edward Fox, 4th Baron Holland of Holland, 4th Baron Holland of Foxley (7 May 1802 – 18 December 1859) was briefly a British Whig politician and later an ambassador. Early life [ edit ] Fox was born at Holland House, London , the eldest legitimate child of the 3rd Baron Holland and his wife, Elizabeth Vassall , and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford .
These include Melbury, home of the sitter's elder brother Stephen Fox, created 1st Earl of Ilchester, 1756, and Holland House which had passed, 1889, on the death of the widow of the 4th and last Lord Holland to the 5th Earl of Ilchester. The house was destroyed by enemy action in World War II.
On 3 May 1762, Caroline was created Baroness Holland of Holland in the Peerage of Great Britain. Her husband was created Baron Holland of Foxley less than a year later, on 17 April 1763. Caroline's two spoilt sons, especially the elder one Stephen, caused her much embarrassment and distress by gambling and falling into debt.
Henry Fox (1705–1774), 1st Baron Holland of Foxley William Hogarth (1697–1764) National Trust, Osterley Park Back to image. Photo credit: National ...
1. Hon Henry Richard Fox later Vassall Fox, later 3rd Baron Holland. 1. Hon Caroline Fox (d. 12 Mar 1845) died. 26 Dec 1774. suc. by. son. note. suc. his father as 2nd Baron Holland of Foxley 1 Jul 1774 and his mother as 2nd Baron Holland 24 Jul 1774; Clerk of the Pells [I] 1774 . Henry Richard [Fox later Vassall Fox], 3rd Baron Holland, PC ...
Whig statesman 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 at War before becoming Leader of the House of Commons in 1755. In 1757, during the war with France, Fox became Paymaster to the Forces. He accumulated a vast ...
