Henry Fox First Lord Holland by Riker 2 Volumes 1911 1st Oxford British Politics

Description: Riker, Thad W. HENRY FOX FIRST LORD HOLLAND A STUDY OF THE CAREER OF AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POLITICIAN. Oxford at the Clarendon Press: 1911. First Edition. Two Volumes -- 9 by 5 3/4 inches in green cloth bindings with gilt titling to the spines. The covers show spotting and handling wear but the bindings are solid and firm and the contents in Very Good condition. There are engraved private collector bookplates on each of the front pastedowns. Many of the pages in each volume are unopened. Shipping Anywhere In The United States Media Mail $6; International Shipping $60 Please Note: We accept PayPal, but also accept all credit cards. Everything we sell is Returnable for any reason. We only ask for prompt notification, within 14 days. We generally do try to "combine shipping" when you purchase more than one item--except in cases of large lots or very heavy shipments. ON INTERNATIONAL ORDERS, WE DO REFUND ON OVERCHARGES!! Don't hesitate to ask for more info/detail on any of our listings. HOFFMAN BOOKS, ABAA, IOBA Henry Fox, 1st Baron HollandFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThe Right Honourable The Lord Holland PCHenry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, by John Giles Eccardt, after Jean Baptiste van Loo, circa 1740Leader of the House of CommonsIn office 26 May 1762 – 16 April 1763MonarchGeorge IIIPrime MinisterThe Earl of ButePreceded byGeorge GrenvilleSucceeded byGeorge GrenvilleIn office 14 November 1755 – 13 November 1756MonarchGeorge IIPrime MinisterThe Duke of NewcastlePreceded byThomas RobinsonSucceeded byWilliam PittPaymaster of the ForcesIn office 2 July 1757 – 13 July 1765MonarchGeorge II George IIIPrime MinisterThe Duke of Newcastle The Earl of Bute George GrenvillePreceded byViscount Dupplin Thomas PotterSucceeded byCharles TownshendSecretary of State for the Southern DepartmentIn office 14 November 1755 – 13 November 1756MonarchGeorge IIPrime MinisterThe Duke of NewcastlePreceded byThomas RobinsonSucceeded byWilliam PittSecretary at WarIn office 1746–1755MonarchGeorge IIPrime MinisterHenry Pelham The Duke of NewcastlePreceded byThomas WinningtonSucceeded byThe Viscount BarringtonPersonal detailsBorn28 September 1705Died1 July 1774 (aged 68) Holland House, Kensington, Middlesex, EnglandPolitical partyWhigSpouse(s)Lady Caroline Lennox (m. 1744)ChildrenStephen Fox, 2nd Baron HollandHon. Charles James FoxGen. Hon. Henry Edward FoxParentsSir Stephen FoxChristiana HopeProfessionPoliticianCanting arms of Fox, Baron Holland: Ermine, on a chevron azure three fox's heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the thirdHenry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC (28 September 1705 – 1 July 1774), of Holland House in Kensington and of Holland House in Kingsgate, Kent, was a leading British politician. He identified primarily with the Whig faction. He held the posts of Secretary at War, Southern Secretary and Paymaster of the Forces, from which latter post he enriched himself. Whilst widely tipped as a future Prime Minister, he never held that office. His third son was the Whig statesman Charles James Fox.Election[edit]In 1735 he entered Parliament as Member for Hindon in Wiltshire. He became a protégé and devoted supporter of Sir Robert Walpole, the long-standing Prime Minister, achieving unequalled and unenviable proficiency in the worst political arts of his master and model. He earned particular notice with a speech in parliament calling on Britain to support its European allies, principally Austria.[4] He generally aligned with the government Whigs rather than the Patriot Whig faction that opposed them. Until 1742 this meant the government of Walpole, but afterward. it was the government (1743–1754) of Henry Pelham to which he lent his support.A skilled speaker, he was able to hold his own against Pitt himself. This helped him progress in the House of Commons, becoming an indispensable member of several administrations. He served as Surveyor-General of Works from 1737 to 1742, as Member for Windsor from 1741 to 1761 and as a Lord of the Treasury in 1743.He had eloped with and married the much younger Lady Caroline Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond, in 1744. She was later created Baroness Holland, of Holland in the County of Lincoln. The noted Whig politicians Charles James Fox and the 3rd Baron Holland were his son and grandson, respectively. Another son was the general Henry Edward Fox. He was known for his tendency to spoil his children, whom he allowed to mingle with the numerous public figures who came to dine at the Fox household.[5] Charles would later grow up to be a politician of equal note to his father, many of whose policies and friendships he subsequently adopted[6] although he tended more toward radicalism than the elder Fox.

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