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- William Johnson Fox (1786-1864) was a religious and political orator, born near Southwold, Suffolk. The ambition of Fox was to become a great political orator and debater, in which at last he succeeded. His mental agility was manifest in his reply to an elector whom he had canvassed for a vote, and who offered him a halter instead. "Oh thank you," said Fox, "I would not deprive you of what is evidently a family relic. " His method was to take each argument of an opponent, and dispose of it in regular order. His passion was for argument, upon great or petty subjects. He availed himself of every opportunity to speak. "During five whole sessions," he said, "I spoke every night but one; and I regret that I did not speak on that night, too. " - Successful Methods of Public Speaking, 1920 He was trained for the Independent ministry, in Homerton, under John Pye Smith, theology. He later seceded to the Unitarians, and subsequently established himself as a preacher of pronounced rationalism at South Place, Finsbury. As a supporter of the Anti-Corn-Law movement he won celebrity as an impassioned orator and journalist, and from 1847 to 1862 he intermittently represented Oldham in Parliament as a Liberal. He was editor of the Monthly Repository, and a frequent contributor to the Westminster Review, and published various works on political and religious topics. Fox was a friend of radical journalist Benjamin Flower. On Flower's death, his two daughters, Eliza Flower and Sarah Fuller Flower Adams became Fox's wards. Fox separated from his wife in the 1830s, and, causing much scandal, apparently set up home with Eliza Flower and his children. His daughter was Eliza Fox Bridell, wife of Frederick Lee Bridell, both of whom were accomplished artists. Following the separation from his wife, Fox brought Eliza up himself living first in Stamford Hill and later Bayswater.
- William Johnson Fox war ein englischer unitarischer Geistlicher, Publizist und Politiker. Er studierte 1806-1809 am Independent College in Homerton (London) unter John Pye Smith Theologie, bildete sich aber auch selbständig weiter. 1809 übernahm er eine Pfarrstelle in Fareham (Hampshire), 1812 in Chichester. 1817 übernahm er die unitarische Gemeinde in London, die sich 1824 am South Place in Finsbury eine neue Kirche baute. Diese Gemeinde leitete er bis 1852. Zu den damit verbundenen Aufgaben gehörte auch die Herausgabe des Monthly Repository, der Zeitschrift der unitarischen Gemeinde, die er in den Jahren 1831-1836 mit seinen eigenen Beiträgen und denen seiner Freunde zu einer Plattform für seine sozialreformerischen Ideen machte, die weit über unitarische Kreise hinauswirkte. Überhaupt überwogen seine publizistischen und politischen Interessen die theologischen. Er wirkte u. a. für die Abschaffung der merkantilistischen Korn-Gesetze, die die Einfuhr preiswerter Agrarerzeugnisse nach England behinderten. 1847-1863 gehörte er als Abgeordneter von Oldham dem Unterhaus an. Sein umfangreiches publizistisches Werk wurde nach seinem Tod in einer »Memorial Edition« gesammelt, deren 12. Band auch eine biographische Skizze enthält.
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- William Johnson Fox (1786-1864) was a religious and political orator, born near Southwold, Suffolk. The ambition of Fox was to become a great political orator and debater, in which at last he succeeded. His mental agility was manifest in his reply to an elector whom he had canvassed for a vote, and who offered him a halter instead. "Oh thank you," said Fox, "I would not deprive you of what is evidently a family relic.
- William Johnson Fox war ein englischer unitarischer Geistlicher, Publizist und Politiker. Er studierte 1806-1809 am Independent College in Homerton (London) unter John Pye Smith Theologie, bildete sich aber auch selbständig weiter. 1809 übernahm er eine Pfarrstelle in Fareham (Hampshire), 1812 in Chichester. 1817 übernahm er die unitarische Gemeinde in London, die sich 1824 am South Place in Finsbury eine neue Kirche baute. Diese Gemeinde leitete er bis 1852.
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