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  Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, (28 September 1705-1 July 1774) was an English statesman.
In 1757, in the rearrangements of the government, Fox was ultimately excluded from the cabinet, and given the post of Paymaster of the Forces.
Lord Holland eloped with and married the much younger Lady Caroline Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond, in 1744.
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 HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD BARON HOLLAND - LoveToKnow Article on HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD BARON HOLLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
She was by birth Elizabeth Vassall (1770-1845), daughter of Richard Vassall, a planter in Jamaica.
A son was born of their irregular union, a Charles Richard Fox (1796-1873), who after some servicein the navy entered the Grenadiers, and was known in later life as a collector of Greek coins.
He was appointed to negotiate with the American envoys, Monroe and W. Pinkney, was admitted to the privy council on the 27th of August 1806, and on the i5th of October entered the cabinet of all the talents as lord privy seal, retiring with the rest of his colleagues in March 1807.
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Holland, Henry Fox, 1st Baron (1705-1774), British statesman, born in London, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
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 Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (21 November 1773 - 22 October 1840), was an English politician and a major figure in Whig politics in the early 19th century.
She was by birth Elizabeth Vassall (1770 - 1845), daughter of Richard Vassall, a planter in Jamaica.
He was appointed to negotiate a treaty with American envoys James Monroe and William Pinkney, was admitted to the privy council on 27 August 1806, and on the 15th of October entered the Ministry of All the Talents as Lord Privy Seal, retiring with the rest of his colleagues in March 1807.
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Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron (1637-1715), son of the 2nd baron, Cecilius Calvert.
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, son of Cecilius, became Lord Proprietor of the colony in 1675.
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron (1773-1840), British statesman and writer, grandson of the 1st Baron Holland, born in Winterslow...
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 Henry Richard Vassall Fox
Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, was the son of Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland, his mother, Lady Mary Fitzpatrick, being the daughter of the earl of Upper Ossory.
In 1800 Lord and Lady Holland went abroad and remained in France and Spain until 1805, visiting Paris during the Peace of Amiens, and being well received by Napoleon.
He was appointed to negotiate with the American envoys, James Monroe and W. Pinkney, was admitted to the privy council on the 27th of August 1806, and on the i5th of October entered the cabinet "of all the talents" as lord privy seal, retiring with the rest of his colleagues in March 1807.
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Lord Holland's uncle was the great Whig orator Charles James Fox, and he remained steadily loyal to the Whig party.
Holland took his seat in the House of Lords on 5 October 1796.
In 1800 he was authorized to take the name of Vassall, and after 1807 he signed himself Vassall Holland, though the name was no part of his title.
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Holland, Henry Fox, 1st Baron (1705-1774), British statesman, born in London, and educated at Christ Church, University of Oxford.
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 Lord Privy Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica ...
He was the nephew and disciple of Charles James Fox, whose ideas he expounded in the House of Lords.
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On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee offered the resolution in the United States Congress “that these colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.” Lee's fame rests on this history-making resolution, but he served his country in many other ways.
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 Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters
Holland was at the heart of Whig politics and social life.
A disciple of his uncle, Charles James Fox, he was committed to the reform of civil and religious liberties.
However, his greatest contribution to Regency politics was as host of Holland House where he and his wife, Elizabeth, maintained a lively salon between 1800 and 1840.
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 HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649) - Encyclopedia Britannica - HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649) - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On the 15th of September he was created earl of Holland, and in 1625 was sent on two further missions, first to Paris to arrange a treaty between Louis XIII.
He was tried before a " high court of justice " on the 3rd of February 1649, and in spite of his plea that he had received quarter was sentenced to death.
Lord Holland married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Sir Walter Cope of Kensington, and, besides several daughters, had four sons, of whom the eldest, Robert, succeeded him as 2nd earl of Holland, and inherited the earldom of Warwick in 1673.
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 Holland, Henry --  Encyclopædia Britannica
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From an aristocratic background, Grey was educated at Eton CollegeEton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was elected to parliament at the age of 22 in 1786.
He became a part of the Whig circle of Charles James Fox, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and the George IV of the United KingdomPrince of Wales, and soon became one of the major leaders of the Whig party.
Following Fox's death later that year, Howick took over both as Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsForeign Secretary/ and as leader of the Whigs.
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 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lord Holland eloped with and married the much younger Lady Caroline Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond, in 1762.
She was created Baroness Holland, of Holland, Lincolnshire.
The noted Whig politicians Charles James Fox and Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Lord Holland were his son and grandson, respectively.
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 Grenville, Sir Richard --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Fox (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Charles Richard Fox (1796–1873), illegitimate son of Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland (1705–1774), English nobleman and statesman
Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773–1840), English nobleman and politician
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Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters.
Holland was a noted collector and traveller and this portrait reflects his infamous taste for all things French.
It was painted by Fabre, a Neo-classical French artist, while Holland was in Florence on his grand tour.
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 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, (28 September 1705-1 July 1774) was an EnglandEnglish/ statesman.
This helped him progress in the British House of CommonsHouse of Commons, becoming an indispensable member of several administrations.
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Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron (1773-1840), British statesman and writer, grandson of the 1st Baron Holland, born in Winterslow House,...
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 JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND - LoveToKnow Article on JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dr Hollands books long enjoyed a wide popularity.
While a resident of New York, where he died on the 12th of October 1881, he iden.tified himself with measures for good government and school reform, and in 1872 became a member and for a short time in 1873 was president of the Board of Education.
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 PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER UNSIGNED 12/17/1828
Mrs Monroe desires her best regards to be presented to Lady Holland." HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3rd BARON HOLLAND, a Whig in the House of Lords, advocated the abolition of the slave trade and opposed union with Ireland.
His uncle, Charles James Fox, had led the Whigs in opposition to Lord North's coercive measures against the American colonies, including the duty on tea in 1774.
It was probably during this period that he befriended Lord Holland.
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