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| STRANGWAYS, The Hon. WILLIAM THOMAS HORNER FOX. M.A. 1854, incorp. from Oxford. [2nd s. of Henry Thomas (Christ Church, Oxford, 1765), 2nd Earl of Ilchester (and Juliana, dau. of the Hon. and Very Rev. William Digby, Dean of Durham). B. May 7, 1795. School, Westminster.] Matric, from Christ Church, Oxford, June 1, 1813; B.A. (Oxford) 1816; Student, 1813-24; M.A. (Oxford) 1820. Attaché at St Petersburg, 1819; at Constantinople, 1820; at the Hague, 1824; Secretary of Legation, Florence, 1825-8; at Naples, 1828-32; at Vienna, 1832-5; Under Foreign Secretary, 1835-40. Minister at Frankfort, 1840-9. Married, July 21, 1857, Sophia Penelope, dau. of Sir Robert Sheffield, Bart. Succeeded his half-brother Henry Stephen as 4th Earl of Ilchester, Jan. 3, 1858. Died, s.p., Jan. 10, 1865. Brother of the above. ( Al. Oxon.; Al. West.; G.E.C. ; Burke, P. and B. ) | Hon. William Thomas Horner Fox STRANGWAYS Approx. lifespan: 1795–1865 MA 1854 incorp. from Oxford University 2nd s. of Henry Thomas STRANGWAYS ( Christ Church [Oxford] (1765), 2nd Earl of Ilchester (and Juliana dau. of the Hon. and Very Rev. William DIGBY, Dean of Durham, [ Co. Durham ] ) b. 1795:05:07 Sch: Westminster School Westminster, [ London ] Matric. from Christ Church [Oxford] 1813:06:01 Student: 1813-24 BA(Oxford) 1816 MA(Oxford) 1820 Attaché St Petersburg, [ Russia ] 1819 ;at Constantinople, [ Turkey ] 1820 ;at the Hague, [ Holland ] 1824 Sec. of: : Legation, Florence, [ Italy ] 1825-28 ;at Naples, [ Italy ] 1828-32 ;at Vienna, [ Austria ] 1832-35 Under Foreign Sec.: 1835-40 Minister at: : Frankfort, [ Germany ] 1840-49 m. 1857:07:21 Sophia Penelope SHEFFIELD dau. of Sir Robert SHEFFIELD, Bart. Succeeded his half-brother Henry Stephen as 4th Earl of Ilchester 1858:01:03 d., s.p. 1865:01:10. brother of Hon. John George Charles Fox STRANGWAYS (1821) ( Al. Oxon.; Al. West.; G.E.C. ; Burke, P. and B. ) |