Collection of transcripts of French diplomatic dispatches relating to England and Holland acquired by Charles James Fox (1749-1806), statesman, 1802 1802

Avaux, comte d', 1640-1709

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Epithet: Comte d'Avaux, French envoy to the United Provinces British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000319 ...

Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...

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Charles James Fox, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in 1749 and was educated at Hertford College, Oxford. He was the third son of Henry Fox (1705-1774), 1st Baron Holland. He became Whig MP for Midhurst in 1768, Kirkwall and Westminster in 1784, and was appointed as Lord of the Admiralty in 1770 and joint secretary of state under the Duke of Portland in 1783. Fox was renowned for his speeches in the House of Commons, often made in the face of accepted conservative opinion, including his support for Catholic...