Charles James Fox

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Charles James Fox was a prominent 18th-century British statesman and orator known for his liberal politics, opposition to King George III, and advocacy for civil liberties and parliamentary reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Member of Parliament ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
orator ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
birthDate 1749-01-24 ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1806-09-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Chiswick ⓘ
England ⓘ
Middlesex ⓘ
linked to: Middlesex, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
Hertford College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Fox ⓘ
father Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
ideology Whig ideology ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
knownFor gambling and extravagant lifestyle ⓘ
powerful parliamentary oratory ⓘ
memberOf Whig Party ⓘ
mother Lady Caroline Lennox ⓘ
notableFor advocacy of civil liberties ⓘ
defence of freedom of the press ⓘ
opposition to King George III ⓘ
opposition to the American War of Independence ⓘ
support for parliamentary reform ⓘ
support for religious toleration ⓘ
support for the abolition of the slave trade ⓘ
occupation orator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
opposed American War of Independence ⓘ
parliamentaryDebut 1768 ⓘ
positionHeld Foreign Secretary of Great Britain ⓘ
Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Malmesbury ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Midhurst ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Westminster ⓘ
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
servedInParliamentUntil 1806 ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Armistead ⓘ
supported French Revolution (early phase) ⓘ
linked to: French Revolution

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Warren Hastings → prosecutedBy → Charles James Fox ⓘ
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subject linked to: Brooks's (gentlemen's club)
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The Club → hasMember → Charles James Fox ⓘ
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland → child → Charles James Fox ⓘ
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Elizabeth Armistead → spouse → Charles James Fox ⓘ
Elizabeth Armistead → partner → Charles James Fox ⓘ
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impeachment of Warren Hastings → prosecutor → Charles James Fox ⓘ
British Whig Party → notableMember → Charles James Fox ⓘ
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Jane Digby → hasNotableRelative → Charles James Fox ⓘ
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