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2 unusual facts about Charles James Fox


Ancient Order of Druids

Lodge No. 3 was soon after opened in Westminster, and according to a rumour within the Order, the politician Charles James Fox was initiated into the Order through this lodge by Hulme himself, possibly in an attempt to gain wider popularity amongst the voters in the borough.

Jacques Bedout

At the British Parliament, Charles James Fox praised his defence of his ship, comparing him to Roman and Greek heroes.


Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville

The 5th Earl, Charles Augustus, who was born on 28 April 1776 was treasurer of the household during the short administration of Mr Fox in 1806.

Earl Cadogan

Lady Sarah Cadogan, daughter of the first Earl of the first creation, married Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and was the mother of the famous Lennox sisters (and also the grandmother of Charles James Fox).

Fox Club

The Fox Club is a traditional Gentlemen's club housed in the former London home of Charles James Fox, a British whig.

Laissez Faire Books

Before being taken over by ISIL, Laissez Faire Books had its own book publishing arm: Fox & Wilkes Books, named after two eighteenth-century British classical liberals, Charles James Fox and John Wilkes.

Lord William Lennox

Lennox, fourth son of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, and the former Lady Charlotte Gordon, was born at Winestead Hall, Yorkshire, 20 September 1799, and was a godson of William Pitt and a cousin of Charles James Fox.

Patience Wright

Other notable subjects she modeled included Lord Lyttelton, Thomas Penn, Admiral Richard Howe, and Charles James Fox.


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