See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• SIR WILLIAM FOX (1812-1893)

FOX (1812-1893)  , New See also:

• ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)

Zealand statesman, third son of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES (1725-1767)
• TOWNSHEND, CHARLES TOWNSHEND, 2ND VISCOUNT (1674-1738)
• TOWNSHEND, GEORGE TOWNSHEND, 1ST MARQUESS (1724-1807)

Townshend See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

Fox, See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy-See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant for See also:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England on the 9th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1812, and educated at Wadham See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, where he took his degree in 1832, Called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar in 1842, he emigrated immediately thereafter to New Zealand, where, on the See also:

• DEATH

death of See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• ARTHUR (Fr. Arius)
• ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN (1830 – 1886)

Arthur See also:

• WAKEFIELD
• WAKEFIELD, GILBERT (1756-1801)

Wakefield, killed in 1843 in the Wairau See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre, he became the New Zealand See also:

• COMPANY

Company's See also:

• AGENT (from Lat. agere, to act)

agent for the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island . While holding this position he made a memorable exploring See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march on See also:

• FOOT

foot from See also:

• NELSON
• NELSON, HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT (1758-1805)
• NELSON, ROBERT (s656-1715)

Nelson to See also:

• CANTERBURY
• CANTERBURY, CHARLES

Canterbury, through Cannibal See also:

• GORGE

Gorge, in the course of which he discovered the fertile See also:

• PASTORAL (from Lat. pastor, a shepherd)

pastoral See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country of Amuri . In 1848 See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

Governor See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

Grey made Fox See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, but he gave up the See also:

• POST

post almost at once in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order to join the agitation, then at its height, for a See also:

• FREE

free constitu-tion . As the See also:

• POLITICAL

political agent of the See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington settlers he sailed to See also:

• LONDON

London in 1850 to urge their demands in See also:

• DOWNING, SIR GEORGE

Downing See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street . The colonial See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, however, refused to recognize him, and, after See also:

• PUBLISHING

publishing a See also:

• SKETCH (directly adapted from Dutch schets, which was taken from Ital. schizzo, a rough draft, Lat. schedium, something hastily made, Gr. oxE&os, sudden, off-hand, axeb6v, near by; Ger. Skizze and Fr. esquisse are from the same source)

sketch of the New Zealand settlements, The Six Colonies of New Zealand, and travelling in the See also:

• UNITED

United States, he returned to New Zealand and again threw himself with See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy into public affairs . When See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government by responsible ministers was at last initiated, in 1856, Fox ousted the first See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry and formed a See also:

• CABINET

cabinet, only to be himself beaten in turn after holding office but thirteen days . In 1861 he regained office, and was somewhat more fortunate, for he remained premier for nearly thirteen months . Again, in the latter See also:

• PART

part of 1863 he took office: this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time with See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick See also:

• WHITAKER, JOSEPH (1820-1895)

Whitaker as premier, an arrangement which endured for another thirteen months . Fox's third premier-See also:

• SHIP

ship began in 1869 and lasted until 1872 . His See also:

• FOURTH

fourth, which was a See also:

• MATTER

matter of temporary convenience to his party, lasted only five See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks in March and See also:

• APRIL

April 1873 . Soon afterwards he See also:

• LEFT

left politics, and, though he reappeared after some years and led the attack which overthrew Sir George Grey's ministry in 1879, he lost his seat in the See also:

• DISSOLUTION (from Lat. dissolvere, to break up into parts)

dissolution which followed in that See also:

• YEAR

year and did not again enter See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament . He was made K.C.M.G. in 1880 .

For the See also:

• THIRTY

thirty years between 185o and 188o Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Fox was one of the See also:

• HALF

half-dozen most notable public men in the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony . Impulsive and controversial, a fluent and rousing See also:

• SPEAKER

speaker, and a ready writer, his warm and sympathetic nature made him a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good friend and a troublesome foe . He was, considered for many years to be the most dangerous See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the Opposition in the colony's parliament, though as premier he was at a disadvantage when measured against more patient and more astute party managers . His activities were first devoted to secure self-government for the New Zealand colonists . Afterwards his sympathies made him prominent among the champions of the See also:

• MAORI

Maori See also:

• RACE

race, and he laboured indefatigably for their rights and to secure permanent See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace with the tribes and a just See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of their claims . It was during his third premiership that this peace, so See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long deferred, was at last gained, mainly through the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence and skill of Sir Donald M'Lean, native See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister in the Fox cabinet . Finally, after Fox had left parliament he devoted himself, as See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint-See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner with Sir See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis See also:

• DILLON, ARTHUR RICHARD (172I-1807)
• DILLON, JOHN (1851– )

Dillon See also:

• BELL
• BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
• BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
• BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
• BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
• BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
• BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
• BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
• BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
• BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
• BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
• BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)

Bell, to the See also:

• ADJUSTMENT (from late Lat. ad juxtare, derived from juxta, near, but early confounded with a supposed derivation from justus, right)

adjustment of the native See also:

• LAND

land-claims on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Island . The able reports of the commissioners were his last public service, and the carrying out of their recommendations gradually removed the last serious native trouble in New Zealand . When, however, in the course of the native See also:

• WARS

wars from 186o to 1870 the colonists of New Zealand were exposed to cruel and unjust imputations in England, Fox zealously defended them in a See also:

• BOOK

book, The See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War in New Zealand (1866), which was not only a spirited vindication of his See also:

• FELLOW

fellow-settlers, but a scathing See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

criticism of the generalship of the See also:

• OFFICERS

officers commanding the imperial troops in New Zealand . Throughout his See also:

• LIFE

life Fox was a consistent See also:

• ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance)

advocate of See also:

• TOTAL

total See also:

• ABSTINENCE (from Lat. abstinere, to abstain)

abstinence . It was he who founded the New Zealand See also:

• ALLIANCE

Alliance, and he undoubtedly aided the growth of the See also:

• PROHIBITION (Lat. prohibere, to prevent)

prohibition See also:

• MOVEMENT

movement after-wards so strong in the colony . He died on the 23rd of June 1893, exactly twelve months after his wife, Sarah, daughter of William Halcombe .

(W . P .