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Henry Fox stood unsuccessfully as a Tory for Hindon in 1727, soon after coming of age. On petition ‘the whole power of the ministry was exerted’ in favour of his opponent ( George Heathcote ), who was confirmed in his seat, though Fox ‘was generally supposed to have the fairer right’. 1 Next year he tried again at Thomas Pitt’s ...
Następca. Charles Townshend. Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons. Henry Fox (ur. 28 września 1705, zm. 1 lipca 1774 w Holland House w Londynie) – brytyjski polityk wigowski . Jego ojcem był sir Stephen Fox (1627–1716). W 1735 Henry wszedł do parlamentu reprezentując okręg Hindon w Wiltshire. W parlamencie wspierał frakcję premiera ...
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 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 office.
Henry Fox, 1. baron Holland (28. září 1705 – 1. července 1774) byl britský státník z významného rodu Foxů. Od mládí se uplatňoval ve finanční správě, byl dlouholetým ministrem války (1746-1755) a generálním intendantem armády (1757–1765), v roce 1763 získal titul barona a vstoupil do Sněmovny lordů.
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.
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.
