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, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1806-09-13
deathPlace Chiswick
England
Middlesex, England
surface form: Middlesex

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 Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence
parliamentaryDebut 1768
positionHeld Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
surface form: 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
surface form: French Revolution (early phase)

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Rockingham Whig hasMember Charles James Fox
Warren Hastings prosecutedBy Charles James Fox
English Whigs notableLeader Charles James Fox
Foxborough, Massachusetts namedAfter Charles James Fox
Fox hasNotableBearer Charles James Fox
Life of Charles James Fox about Charles James Fox
Life of Charles James Fox mainCharacter Charles James Fox
Life of Charles James Fox portrays Charles James Fox
this entity surface form: Charles James Fox as a prominent British Whig statesman
Brooks's (gentlemen's club) hasNotableMember Charles James Fox
subject surface form: Brooks's
Foxite Whigs namedAfter Charles James Fox
Foxite Whigs leader Charles James Fox
Foxite Whigs hasNotableMember Charles James Fox
The Club hasMember Charles James Fox