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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 ...
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 .
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 ...
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, 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.
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.
