william fox

Personal details

Full Name:

  • William Fox

Lifetime:

  • 2 Sep 181223 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 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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    Sir William Fox as an elderly man. Photograph by Hemus & Hanna of Auckland, circa 1890.

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