Charles james fox biography of william pitt

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Lived

1749 to 1806

Dates in office

March to July 1782, April to December 1783 and February to September 1806

Political party

Whig

Interesting facts

A brief but brilliant start to the line of Foreign Secretaries.

Biography

In 1782, the Foreign Office was a new endeavour, and it was much smaller than it is today.

When Fox took the post he had only 13 staff in London, one of whom was a ‘necessary woman’- the housekeeper. The total number of consuls and diplomats abroad was not much bigger. The Foreign Office was created because the Northern and Southern Departments that had dealt with home affairs, colonies, and international relations since the 1640s were no longer fit for purpose.

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George III created the Foreign Office to coordinate international diplomacy and the Home Office to run domestic policy and the British colonies. Fox saw other advantages than administrative necessity. He believed that George had too much power and hoped t