Charles James Fox, Whig MP (1749-1806)

Charles James Fox
from The Historical and Posthumous Memoirs
of Sir Nathaniel Wraxall (1884)Profile

Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806) was a Whig MP and leader of the Opposition to William Pitt the Younger’s Tory government. He was a close personal friend of George, Prince of Wales, later George IV, and of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.

Early life

Charles James Fox was born on 24 January 1749, the third son of Henry Holland, 1st Baron Holland, and Lady Caroline Le...