Charles James Fox

One with shaggy eyebrows and a bristly beard, the hirsute ringleader of the rascals, was, it appears, called Charles James Fox; another miscreant, with a blotched countenance, was a certain Sheridan; other imps were hight Erskine, Norfolk (Jockey of), Moira, Henry

John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character 2006

It would have been better for the whole civilized world had there been more wisely clever men, such as Charles James Fox, in public life in this and other countries during Napoleon's time.

Drake Nelson and Napoleon Runciman, Walter 1919

It's the only object in my house that feels like an icon: a small oval engraving framed in brass in a rectangular ebony surround, with a brass clip and ring – one of thousands of portraits of Charles James Fox run off after his premature death in 1806.

My hero: Charles James Fox 2011

But not until late June did the ministry decide who should conduct negotiations with the United States, whether the Earl of Shelburne, at the colonial office, or Charles James Fox, the foreign secretary.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

But not until late June did the ministry decide who should conduct negotiations with the United States, whether the Earl of Shelburne, at the colonial office, or Charles James Fox, the foreign secretary.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Charles James Fox: 'He is my hero not so much because of his career as a liberal politician, support for the abolition of the slave trade, or because he was called “Champion of the People”, but because of his human qualities.'

My hero: Charles James Fox 2011

• Between 1782 and 1806, Charles James Fox was foreign secretary three times – on each occasion for less than a year.

David Laws - a brilliant man brought down by naivety and a failure to be candid 2010

If this second interpretation is accurate, Edmund Burke's eulogy of Charles James Fox, which John F. Kennedy used as the epigraph to Profiles in Courage, applies in the case of President Obama: He has put to hazard his ease, his security, his interest, his power, even his... popularity...

Barbara Leaming: Obama and the Tax Compromise: Why Did He Do It? Barbara Leaming 2010

If this second interpretation is accurate, Edmund Burke's eulogy of Charles James Fox, which John F. Kennedy used as the epigraph to Profiles in Courage, applies in the case of President Obama: He has put to hazard his ease, his security, his interest, his power, even his... popularity...

Barbara Leaming: Obama and the Tax Compromise: Why Did He Do It? Barbara Leaming 2010

Seeing a chance to force William Pitt, the Tory prime minister, out of office, Charles James Fox, the leader of the Whig opposition, sought to ram a bill through Parliament authorizing the Prince of Wales to act as Prince Regent and replace Pitt with Fox.

Two Kings Make a Winning Hand 2010