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British political faction
Foxite was a late 18th-century British political label for Whig followers of Charles James Fox. Fox was the generally acknowledged leader of a faction
Foxite
followers of Addington and Pitt comfortably defeated both the 'Old' Opposition Foxites under Charles James Fox and the 'New' Opposition of Lord Grenville. Despite
1802 United Kingdom general election
1802_United_Kingdom_general_election
British statesman (1749–1806)
gave way to the word "Foxite" as the self-description of the members of the opposition to Pitt. In many ways, the Pittite-Foxite division of Parliament
Charles_James_Fox
1678–1859 political party in the UK
Friends of Mr. Pitt. After the fall of the Talents ministry in 1807, the Foxite Whigs remained out of power for the better part of 25 years. The accession
Whigs (British political party)
Whigs_(British_political_party)
Lower house of the UK Parliament
Radical Foxites Rockinghamites Grenvillites Bedfordites Position Unclear Ministerialist/Northite/Pittite Addingtonian Former Tories
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom
Election in Great Britain
party Second party Leader William Pitt Charles James Fox Party Pittite Foxite Leader's seat Cambridge University Westminster (also Tain Burghs in the
1784_British_general_election
Election in Great Britain
party Second party Leader William Pitt Charles James Fox Party Pittite Foxite Leader's seat Cambridge University Westminster Seats won 340 183 Seat change
1790_British_general_election
British statesman (1759–1806)
When the opposition Portland group joined Pitt's ministry, splitting the Foxite opposition, Pitt was put in a difficult situation. He wanted to replace
William_Pitt_the_Younger
to prosecute the Napoleonic Wars. At the core of the opposition were the Foxite Whigs, led since the death of Fox in 1806 by Earl Grey (known by the courtesy
1812 United Kingdom general election
1812_United_Kingdom_general_election
Election in Great Britain
party Second party Leader William Pitt Charles James Fox Party Pittite Foxite Leader's seat Cambridge University Westminster Seats won 424 95 Seat change
1796_British_general_election
Liberalism Cobdenism Muscular liberalism New liberalism Radicalism Chartism Foxites Jacobinism Philosophical Radicalism Roundheads Cromwellism Whigs Spencerianism
List_of_political_ideologies
Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher (1729–1797)
of Man to demonstrate what the New Whigs believed. Burke's belief that Foxite principles corresponded to Paine's was genuine. Finally, Burke denied that
Edmund_Burke
Politician who leads the UK official opposition
in the Parliament of 1807–1812 when the members of the Grenvillite and Foxite Whig factions resolved to maintain a joint, dual-house leadership for the
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)
New Zealand by-election
defeat a candidate allied with William Fox; saying he would "not see a Foxite get in". He also opposed Julius Vogel, also a supporter of Māori land rights
1872_Egmont_by-election
British political faction
British political faction formed by politicians who had seceded from the Foxite Whig faction of Charles James Fox in the aftermath of the Execution of Louis
Third Party (British political faction)
Third_Party_(British_political_faction)
Political party in the United Kingdom
had figured prominently in their explanations of their exile in America." Foxite Patriot (American Revolution) Patriot Whigs Philosophic Whigs Political
Radical_Whigs
British Parliamentary grouping, 1763–1859
John Wilkes Mary Wollstonecraft Thomas Jonathan Wooler Christopher Wyvill Foxite Hampden Clubs Liberalism in the United Kingdom Philosophical Radicals Popular
Radicals_(UK)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807
"Ministry of All the Talents", a coalition between Grenville's supporters, the Foxite Whigs, and the supporters of former Prime Minister Lord Sidmouth, with Grenville
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
William_Grenville,_1st_Baron_Grenville
British politician
Member of Parliament for County Durham at the 1790 general election. A Foxite Whig, he supported abolition of the slave trade and Catholic emancipation
Ralph_Noel
British statesman (1738–1809)
Westminster, England Resting place St Marylebone Parish Church Party Whig (Foxite) (1761–1794) Tory (Pittite) (1794–1809) Spouse Lady Dorothy Cavendish
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
Following the 1806 election the Ministry of all the Talents, a coalition of the Foxite and Grenvillite Whig and Addingtonite Tory factions, with William Grenville
1807 United Kingdom general election
1807_United_Kingdom_general_election
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804
for a parliamentary putsch by the three major factions (Grenvillites, Foxites, and Pittites), who had decided that they should replace Addington's ministry
Henry_Addington
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
the Commons by 146 votes to 28, after fourteen obstructing divisions by Foxite Whigs. The act was extended to 1 July 1795 by the Habeas Corpus Suspension
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1794
Habeas_Corpus_Suspension_Act_1794
British noblewoman
Hedworth). She had two brothers, with the eldest being Ralph Noel—future Foxite Whig politician and 6th Baronet. The family resided at Halnaby Hall, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne
Elizabeth_Lamb,_Viscountess_Melbourne
British politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
satirized heroes even by sight". His political sympathies were with the Foxite Whigs, the successors of the Rockingham Whigs, who were themselves the successors
Horace_Walpole
Irish and British politician (1744–1806)
until the Act of Union came into force in 1801. He became then part of the Foxite Whig opposition in the Westminster House of Commons, voting against the
William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby
William_Ponsonby,_1st_Baron_Ponsonby
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
3rd Duke of Portland 2 April 1783 December 1783 – Prime Minister Whig (Foxite) Himself (figurehead) George Nugent-Temple-Grenville 3rd Earl Temple December
Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords
British businessman and MP (1748–1818)
but opposed the French war. Thereafter, Church regularly voted with the Foxite minority for the rest of his parliamentary career. In 1795, Church was described
John_Barker_Church
British politician
declared on France in early 1793, he broke with the anti-war, pro-Revolution Foxite Whigs to form a small 'Third Party' which was independent of Pitt's government
William_Windham
1798 duel in England
Navy. Tierney, in the absence of Fox acting as the resident leader of the Foxite Whigs, suggested a longer consideration of the bill. Pitt, frustrated by
Pitt–Tierney_duel
Scottish lawyer and government official
(1765–1850) was a Scottish lawyer and government official. In politics he was a Foxite Whig. In early life he was known as James Gibson of Ingleston. He was created
Sir James Gibson-Craig, 1st Baronet
Sir_James_Gibson-Craig,_1st_Baronet
France and Italy, Gascoigne would later renounce his religion to become a Foxite Whig Member of Parliament. Prior to his apostasy, he travelled extensively
Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Gascoigne,_8th_Baronet
Shelburne to offer him a parliamentary seat, though he refused. Perry's Foxite journalism occasionally led to government prosecution. On two occasions
James_Perry_(journalist)
British politician (1754-1787)
initially against the opposition of Henry Grattan and Henry Flood. However, the Foxite opposition in the British House of Commons so gutted the measure with amendments
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
Charles_Manners,_4th_Duke_of_Rutland
Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1801–1802
of the Nation. His motion was lost, but it attracted 105 supporters. The Foxite leaders gradually ended their secession from Parliament. Pitt was generally
First Parliament of the United Kingdom
First_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Margate five was convicted. The Act expired on 1 February 1799, although Foxite MPs had wished for 1 November as the expiry date. The whole act was repealed
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1798
Habeas_Corpus_Suspension_Act_1798
would not join his government, and the Grenvillite Whigs who joined the Foxites in opposition. 1804–1806 Pitt returned to power and it was the turn of
List of United Kingdom Whig and allied party leaders, 1801–1859
List_of_United_Kingdom_Whig_and_allied_party_leaders,_1801–1859
Premier of New Zealand (1831–1892)
supporter of Māori land rights. Atkinson declared that he would "not see a Foxite get in", and narrowly defeated Moorhouse. Once in parliament, Atkinson soon
Harry_Atkinson
phenomenal popularity of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. In April a group of Foxite Whig MPs formed the Society of the Friends of the People to agitate for
Royal Proclamation Against Seditious Writings and Publications
Royal_Proclamation_Against_Seditious_Writings_and_Publications
Broad coalition government involving all or most parties
Tories, and the broad range of Whigs (among them Charles James Fox and the Foxites as well as Grenvillites), selected for their combined broad political support
National_unity_government
British politician
now in opposition to both the Pitt–Portland coalition government and the Foxites. He wrote to Adair on 13 September 1795: "I stand unconnected with any
William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
William_Fitzwilliam,_4th_Earl_Fitzwilliam
1/2) Sir John Aubrey, Bt. Whig Aldeburgh (seat 2/2) Michael Angelo Taylor Foxite Whig. Vacated seat and replaced by George Johnstone, May 1800 Amersham (seat
List of MPs elected in the 1796 British general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1796_British_general_election
British politician (1754–1842)
condemned as arrogant and dictatorial, but found on his return that the Foxites had agreed to withdraw from Parliamentary activity. After Parliament was
Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation)
Thomas_Coke,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_(seventh_creation)
Scottish artillery officer, spy, and writer
criticisms of British military education. Politically, he identified as a Foxite critic of Lord North, an admirer of the theories on liberty of David Williams
Alexander Jardine (British Army officer)
Alexander_Jardine_(British_Army_officer)
Radical English publisher, member of the London Corresponding Society
in 1838. He published large numbers of political pamphlets, initially by Foxite Whigs but after 1791 by radical authors and by members of the London Corresponding
James_Ridgway
British politician and academic
Pulteney's parliamentary sketches make particular reference to MPs linked to the Foxite and Northite faction of the Coalition in opposition. Pulteney's personal
Daniel Pulteney (MP from Bramber)
Daniel_Pulteney_(MP_from_Bramber)
British politician (1771–1810)
adhered closely to his family's political stance on numerous occasions. A Foxite, he voted against the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1799 and 1800
Charles_Dundas_(MP)
Anglo-Irish politician
family (he was married to one of their daughters), and was generally a Foxite liberal Whig. His close association with and patronage of Irish Whigs led
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare
John_FitzGibbon,_1st_Earl_of_Clare
List of terms created from a person's name
French philosopher – Fourierism Charles James Fox, British politician – Foxite William Fox, American film producer – 20th Century Fox James B. Francis
List_of_eponyms_(A–K)
Term for aristocratic female gamblers
the group aristocratic, gambling women were often associated with the Foxite Whigs. Lady Archer canvassed for Charles Fox as well, as did the Duchess's
Faro_Ladies
British lawyer, writer and astronomer (1751–1824)
was an advocate of parliamentary and other reforms, identifying with the Foxite Whig faction. He also engaged in voluminous correspondence with prominent
Capel_Lofft
English pamphleteer (1743–1820)
A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. L. G. Mitchell, Foxite Politics and the Great Reform Bill, The English Historical Review Vol. 108
John_Ranby_(pamphleteer)
List of MPs
Sir Arthur Paget Whig Anstruther Easter Burghs (seat 1/1) John Anstruther Foxite Whig County Antrim(seat 1/2) Rt Hon. John Staples County Antrim (seat 2/2)
List of MPs in the first United Kingdom Parliament
List_of_MPs_in_the_first_United_Kingdom_Parliament
British Army general (1748–1813)
persuaded Fitzpatrick and Lord Ossory to join him. They formed the nucleus of a Foxite Whig faction that was to spend most of its time in opposition. Though a
Richard_FitzPatrick
Government from 1783 to 1801 led by William Pitt the Younger
When the opposition Portland group joined Pitt's ministry, splitting the Foxite opposition, Pitt was put in a difficult situation. He wanted to replace
First_Pitt_ministry
English courtesan
Later, her drawing room at 46 Clarges Street became a meeting place for the Foxite Whigs. It may have been through Fox and his friends that Armistead came
Elizabeth_Armistead
English politician (1744–1832)
the radical Charles James Fox. Both Monckton and Sheridan sided with the Foxite faction and voted against the Shelburne ministry on the peace negotiations
Edward_Monckton
British politician (1717–1793)
friend, mentor and patron. Bute suggested enlarging the government with a Foxite Coalition; but Barrington, who long been a friend of Charles James Fox felt
William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington
William_Barrington,_2nd_Viscount_Barrington
Scottish political reformer
in Scotland and England, in their campaign for burgh and county reform. Foxite Whigs in Parliament and the Lords inaugurated in April 1792 the London Association
Thomas_Muir_of_Huntershill
British Member of Parliament (1774–1845)
opposition and for Grey's parliamentary reform motion, 26 May 1797. Like other Foxite seceders he returned to oppose the assessed taxes, 14 Dec. 1797, 4 Jan.
Charles_George_Beauclerk
English political writer and historian (1752–1827)
Marsh on the responsibility for the French Revolutionary Wars, taking the Foxite Whig line and supporting German critics of Great Britain. An eight-volume
William_Belsham
English nobleman and courtier
when he was replaced by his second son, Thomas Cranley. A supporter of the Foxite Whigs, Onslow was, however, rarely active in the House of Commons, presenting
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Earl of Onslow
Thomas_Onslow,_2nd_Earl_of_Onslow
British Parliament lower house from 1707 to 1801
Radical Foxites Rockinghamites Grenvillites Bedfordites Position Uncertain Ministerialist/Northite/Pittite Addingtonian Former Tories
House of Commons of Great Britain
House_of_Commons_of_Great_Britain
British political faction
nominal Leader of the Opposition although Lord Grey, the leader of the Foxites, was essentially equal with him. After Buckingham's death in 1813 and Grenville's
Grenvillite
Navy of the Batavian Republic (1795–1806)
ideological trappings of the French-imposed Batavian authorities. Though a Foxite himself, and so relatively enlightened, Grenville was very conservative
Batavian_Navy
Coalition government in Great Britain 1783
North, Lord North Total no. of members 15 appointments Member parties Foxites Northites Status in legislature Majority (coalition) Opposition party Pittites
Fox–North_coalition
Government of Great Britain
Burke) refused to serve under Shelburne and went into opposition. The Foxites allied with the supporters of Lord North to bring down the government,
Shelburne_ministry
Irish politician and barrister
additional force bill, voting against it in June, causing him to be listed as a Foxite and Grenvillite by Pitt's friends in September. However, by April 1805,
Quintin_Dick
British judge and public official
claimed that the prosecution of Reeves was a pretext for the spread of Foxite views. He considered the tree metaphor "slovenly" and wrote that he should
John_Reeves_(activist)
poll with 312 votes, followed by Curzon with 308, both well ahead of the Foxite Sir Gilbert Elliott on 171. Hunter was a supporter of Pitt, including on
John Hunter (British politician)
John_Hunter_(British_politician)
British Army general
joined Brooks's Club, traditionally a resort of Whigs and particularly Foxite, but on 30 April 1806 voted with the Pitt administration (in which his father
John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland
John_Fane,_11th_Earl_of_Westmorland
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
James Grant 1780 Charles Ross Whig (Foxite) 1784 Charles James Fox Whig (Foxite) 1786 by-election George Ross Whig (Foxite) 1786 by-election Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross
Tain Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Tain_Burghs_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Westminster (seat 1/2) Hon. Charles James Fox – died Replaced by Earl Percy 1806 Foxite Whig Westminster (seat 2/2) Sir Alan Gardner, Bt Tory Westmorland (seat
List of MPs elected in the 1802 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1802_United_Kingdom_general_election
1792 seditious libel trial in England
replaced by hostility and a growing schism within the Whigs. While the Foxite branch argued for the Revolution as a source of general liberty, the administration
Trial_of_Thomas_Paine
English banker
daughter of James Scott, Rector of Itchen Ferry; his first cousin and Foxite MP William Ord married her sister Mary, and Thomas Hobbes Scott was Charlotte's
Thomas_Hanway_Bigge
English politician (died 1812)
as with any specific cause. Littleton did not support the Prince and the Foxite Whigs in the Regency crisis of 1788 but he did vote for their proposal to
Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Baronet
Sir_Edward_Littleton,_4th_Baronet
English clergyman (1674–1724)
Whigs (1791) to demonstrate true Whiggism (as opposed to the beliefs of the Foxite 'New Whigs'). Historian Greg Jenner asserts in his Dead Famous: An Unexpected
Henry_Sacheverell
Historical timeline of Nottingham
to sing "God Save the King". 1802 A reformist candidate supported by the Foxite Corporation is victorious in elections in the city. There is a triumphant
Timeline_of_Nottingham
initially against the opposition of Henry Grattan and Henry Flood. However the Foxite opposition in the House of Commons of Great Britain so emasculates the measure
1785_in_Ireland
Sir Arthur Paget Whig Anstruther Easter Burghs (seat 1/1) John Anstruther Foxite Whig County Antrim(seat 1/2) Edmond Alexander MacNaghten Tory County Antrim
List of MPs elected in the 1806 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1806_United_Kingdom_general_election
British politician
same year, replacing Sir George Cornewall. In Parliament he acted with the Foxite Whigs. Biddulph succeeded his father in 1800, and also succeeded his uncle
Robert Myddelton Biddulph (1761–1814)
Robert_Myddelton_Biddulph_(1761–1814)
British politician (died 1814)
home. Thereafter he did not try to re-enter Parliament and abandoned his Foxite friends. He died on 26 May 1814. "CRAUFURD, John (?1742–1814), of Errol
John_Craufurd_(MP,_died_1814)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1918
Lord William Gordon 1790 Norman Macleod, (1754–1801) Pittite/Tory 1791 Foxite Whig 1796 John Simon Frederick Fraser Pittite/Tory 1802 Charles Grant (senior)
Inverness-shire (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverness-shire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
British politician
therefore be expelled from the House. Hedon was a rotten borough where the Foxites could expect their candidate to be elected, and Lushington's name was put
Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet
Sir_Stephen_Lushington,_1st_Baronet
English politician
earning the nickname "Bob-of-both-sides". He voted sometimes with the Foxites, but was unpopular with the liberal Whigs as lacking consistency. Fellowes
Robert_Fellowes_(politician)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1832
Watson 1780 Christopher Atkinson William Chaytor 1783 Stephen Lushington Foxite Whig 1784 Lionel Darell 1790 Beilby Thompson 1796 Christopher Atkinson 1802
Hedon_(constituency)
English politician
Brooks's since 1785, but not of the Whig Club, Vyner did not secede with the Foxites. He opposed the land tax redemption bill and voted against ministers on
Robert_Vyner_(1762–1810)
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Anglo, Australian, British, English
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ear of the flesh
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