Personal details
Full Name:
- William Fox
Lifetime:
- 2 Sep 1812–23 Jun 1893
Premier:
20 May–2 Jun 1856; 12 Jul 1861–6 Aug 1862; 28 Jun 1869–10 Sept 1872; 3 Mar–8 Apr 1873
Age on becoming Premier:
44
Electorate:
Wanganui
Biography
William Fox
William Fox headed New Zealand governments four times. A rug-puller rather than a bridge-builder, he was better at defeating governments than leading them.
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Main image: William Fox
Sir William Fox as an elderly man. Photograph by Hemus & Hanna of Auckland, circa 1890.
