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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.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (born September 28, 1705—died July 1, 1774, Kensington, near London) was an English politician, notable chiefly for the success with which he exploited public office for private gain.
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland. (1705-1774), Whig statesman. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 13 portraits. Fox entered Parliament in 1735. He was a devoted supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, but this loyalty backfired on him after Walpole's fall in 1742.
The first Baron Holland of Foxley was the second and youngest son from the second marriage of the politician Sir Stephen Fox, and the younger brother of Stephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester, whose title was created with remainder to Henry Fox failing any heirs male of his body.
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland. primary name: primary name: Fox, Henry. other name: other name: (Baron) Holland of Foxley. Details. individual; politician/statesman; British; Male. Life dates. 1705-1774. Biography. Politician, instrumental for the Peace of Paris (1763). Married Caroline Lennox (1723-74), eldest daughter of the 2nd Duke of Richmond.
In 1744, Lady Caroline eloped with Henry Fox, a politician who was 18 years her senior. Though her parents disapproved of the marriage, it proved a happy one. The couple had four sons, including the Whig politician Charles James Fox and the general Henry Edward Fox .
FOX, Henry (1705-74), of Holland House, Kensington. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
