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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Fox    
First Name(s)  Charles James    
Year of Birth  1749    
Year of Death  1806    
Entry  Third son of Henry Fox, Lord Holland : born Jan. 24, 1749 : educated at Wandsworth, Eton and Hertford College, Oxford, 1764-6 : M.P. for Midhurst, 1768 : for Westminster, 1780: held office in the Government, 1770-2 : 1772-4 : attacked Lord Clive in Parliament, 1773 ; Foreign Secretary, 1782-3, 1806 : Fox introduced into Parliament, Nov. 18, 1783, his Bills, prepared with Burke's aid, for the better Government of India : by the first Bill, he proposed to establish a Board of 7 Commissioners to hold office for 4 years and have absolute control over the patronage and Government of India : with a Board of 8 Assistant Councillors to administer the commercial affairs of the E.I. Co. : by the second Bill, restrictions were imposed upon the free action of the Governor-General. The first Bill passed the House of Commons, but was rejected by the House of Lords, by the King's influence, Dec. 17, 1783 : the second Bill made no progress. When his party attacked Warren Hastings, 1786, Fox spoke for the Rohilla charge, and June 13, brought forward the Benares charge, which he carried : spoke in favour of the charge relating to the Begams of Oudh, 1787 : took a leading part in settling the articles of impeachment of Hastings : was a manager of the trial : again led the Benares charge in the trial, 1788 : spoke against the abatement of the impeachment by the dissolution of Parliament, 1789 : died Sep. 13, 1806.     
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