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Charles James Fox

1749 - 1806

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Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, was a British Whig politician and statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the arch-rival of the Tory politician William Pitt the Younger; his father Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, a leading Whig of his day, had similarly been the great rival of Pitt's famous father, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham ("Pitt the Elder"). Fox rose to prominence in the House of Commons as a forceful and eloquent speaker with a notorious and colourful private life, though at that time with rather conservative and conventional opinions. However, with the coming of the American War of Independence and the influence of the Whig Edmund Burke, Fox's opinions evolved into some of the most radical to be aired in the British Parliament of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles James Fox is the 12,088th most popular politician (down from 11,647th in 2019), the 2,783rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,441st in 2019) and the 407th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Charles James Fox ranks 12,088 out of 19,576. Before him are Burgred of Mercia, Henck Arron, Devlet II Giray, Hélène Prévost, Julio Velasco, and Prasat Thong. After him are Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, William VI, Duke of Aquitaine, Publius Valerius Comazon, Ur-Ninurta, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice.

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Among people born in 1749, Charles James Fox ranks 24. Before him are Levi Lincoln Sr., Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, Georg Joseph Vogler, Charlotte Smith, and Gertrud Elisabeth Mara. After him are Christian August Lorentzen, John Sims, Princess Louisa of Great Britain, Charles Wilkins, William Blount, and Edward Rutledge. Among people deceased in 1806, Charles James Fox ranks 40. Before him are Fra Diavolo, Charlotte Smith, Michael von Melas, Timothy Dexter, Shah Alam II, and Jean Joseph Mounier. After him are Gabriel François Doyen, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Gim Hongdo, Karoline von Günderrode, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, and Henry Knox.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles James Fox ranks 2,784 out of 8,785. Before him are James Quibell (1867), Hugh Bonneville (1963), Peter James (1948), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Henry Pottinger (1789), and Ronnie Clayton (1934). After him are Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886), John Wood (1930), Kevin Ayers (1944), Thomas Wright (1711), Ed Davey (1965), and Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Charles James Fox ranks 407. Before him are Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), Ivor Richard (1932), Marjorie Bruce (1297), Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), and Henry Pottinger (1789). After him are Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886), Ed Davey (1965), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Bobby Sands (1954), Ruth Belville (1854), and John McDonnell (1951).

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