Family and Education
b. 24 Jan. 1749, 2nd surv. s. of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, by Lady Georgiana Caroline Lennox (cr. Baroness Holland 3 May 1762), da. of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. educ. Wandsworth sch. 1757; Eton 1758-64; Hertford, Oxf. 1764-6; L. Inn 1764; Grand Tour 1766-7. m. 28 Sept. 1795, Elizabeth Bridget Blane alias Armistead, s.p. legit.
Offices Held
Paymaster of widows’ pensions, War Office 1761 – 70; ld. of Admiralty Feb. 1770 – Feb. 1772, of Treasury Jan. 1773 – Feb. 1774; PC 30 Mar. 1782, struck off 9 May 1798, rest. 5 Feb. 1806; sec. of state for Foreign affairs Mar. – July 1782, Apr. – Dec. 1783, Feb. 1806 – d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: St. Anne's Hill, Chertsey, Surr.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
FOX, Hon. Charles James (1749-1806)
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Oxford 1644
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