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John Fox-Strangways

The Honourable John George Charles Fox-Strangways (6 February 1803 – 8 September 1859) was a British diplomat, Whig politician and courtier.

Left: Arms of Strangways: Sable, two lions passant paly of six argent and gules. The Earl of Ilchester's arms are Strangways quartering Fox;[1] right: Canting arms of Fox: 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 third
Mural monument to Hon. John George Charles Fox-Strangways (1803–1859), Ilchester Chapel of All Saints Church, Farley, Wiltshire

Early life edit

Fox-Strangways was the posthumous third son of Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester and his second wife Maria Digby, daughter of The Very Reverend William Digby.[citation needed] The 3rd and 4th Earls of Ilchester were respectively his elder half-brother and brother.

Political career edit

Fox-Strangways was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Calne in 1836, a seat he held until 1837.[2] He then represented Dorset until 1841.[3]

Fox-Strangways was also in the Foreign Office and served as a Gentleman Usher to Queen Adelaide.[4]

Marriage and children edit

Fox-Strangways married Amelia, daughter of Edward Marjoribanks, in 1844. They had two children:[5][6]

Fox-Strangways died in September 1859, aged 56. His wife died in September 1886.[citation needed]

Their son, Henry, succeeded his uncle William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester in the earldom of Ilchester in 1865.

References edit

  1. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.607, Earl of Ilchester
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ thePeerage.com - Person Page 6005
  5. ^ Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000
  6. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003

External links edit

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  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Fox-Strangways

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