Charles James Fox
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Spending decades of his political career in opposition, Fox associated aristocratic Whiggery and the Whig Party he came to lead with the defense of liberty against the exercise of arbitrary power by the king and the king’s ministers.
Early Life
Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. He was the third and favorite son of Henry Fox, later first Lord Holland, who had earned a well-deserved reputation for venality as paymaster of the Forces and manager of the House of Commons. With his father’s abundant wealth placed...
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