Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was a leading British politician of the eighteenth century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction. He notably held the posts of Secretary for War, Southern Secretary and Paymaster of the forces, from which he enriched himself, but while widely tipped as a future Prime Minister, he never held that office. He was the father of Charles James Fox.

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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 - 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was a leading British politician of the eighteenth century. He identified primarily with the Whig faction. He notably held the posts of Secretary for War, Southern Secretary and Paymaster of the forces, from which he enriched himself, but while widely tipped as a future Prime Minister, he never held that office. He was the father of Charles James Fox.