William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester

Politician

1795 – 1865

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Who was William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester?

William Thomas Horner Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester FRS, styled The Honourable William Fox-Strangways until 1858, was a British diplomat and Whig politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Lord Melbourne from 1835 to 1840 and was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Confederation from 1840 to 1849.

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Born
May 7, 1795
Spouses
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Christ Church, Oxford
Died
Jan 10, 1865

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on July 23, 2013

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