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William Fox

1812 - 1893

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Sir William Fox (20 January 1812 – 23 June 1893) was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system (such as establishing the University of New Zealand), and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from Britain. He has been described as determined and intelligent, but also as bitter and "too fond" of personal attacks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Fox has received more than 23,791 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). William Fox is the 17,103rd most popular politician (down from 15,652nd in 2019), the 5,439th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,996th in 2019) and the 614th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Fox ranks 17,103 out of 19,576. Before him are Rodney Mullen, Madhav Kumar Nepal, William J. Duane, Tertius Zongo, Irakli Kobakhidze, and Seán Lemass. After him are James Barbour, Vilis Krištopans, Yordanka Fandakova, Bob Tinning, Beatrix von Storch, and Claudette Werleigh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, William Fox ranks 75. Before him are Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Carl Edvard Rotwitt, William Shanks, Lady Charlotte Guest, George Grey, and Dragojla Jarnević. After him is John B. Weller. Among people deceased in 1893, William Fox ranks 85. Before him are Ion Emanuel Florescu, Edmund Kirby Smith, Hamilton Fish, John Rae, Richard Spruce, and John Addington Symonds. After him are Fanny Kemble, John Ballance, Francis Parkman, and Benjamin Jowett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Fox ranks 5,439 out of 8,785. Before him are George Eastham (1936), Henry Vaughan (1621), Peter Chelsom (1956), Alexander Albon (1996), Andy Auld (1900), and Jimmy Ross (1866). After him are William Ames (1576), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Frederick Humphreys (1878), Andrew Morton (1959), William Roscoe (1753), and Richard Greene (1918).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Fox ranks 614. Before him are Edwin Montagu (1879), Rhodri Morgan (1939), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), Alistair Darling (1953), Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), and George Lansbury (1859). After him are Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Dru Drury (1725), David Amess (1952), Peter Mandelson (1953), Thomas Norton (1532), and Abraham Beame (1906).

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