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Serving while New Zealand was still a British colony, he was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system, and his work to increase New Zealand's autonomy from Britain.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 September 1812","date":"1812-09-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"South Shields","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q279000"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"23 June 1893","date":"1893-06-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Auckland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37100"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174193"},{"text":"Colony of New Zealand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5148518"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"painter","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1028181"},{"text":"barrister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q808967"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Wadham College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2537765"},{"text":"Durham School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316554"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1873-03-03","end":"1873-04-08"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1869-06-28","end":"1872-09-10"},{"text":"Minister for Māori Development (18 December 1861 – 30 October 1863)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991876","start":"1861-12-18","end":"1863-10-30"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (12 July 1861 – 6 August 1862)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1861-07-12","end":"1862-08-06"},{"text":"Attorney-General of New Zealand (12 July 1861 – 2 August 1861)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818600","start":"1861-07-12","end":"1861-08-02"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (20 May 1856 – 2 June 1856)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1856-05-20","end":"1856-06-02"},{"text":"Attorney-General of New Zealand (20 May 1856 – 2 June 1856)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818600","start":"1856-05-20","end":"1856-06-02"},{"text":"Member of the New Zealand Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18145518"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177415"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fox_(New_Zealand_politician)","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502"],"faq":[{"q":"When was William Fox born?","a":"William Fox was born on 2 September 1812 in South Shields."},{"q":"What positions has William Fox held?","a":"Positions held by William Fox include: Prime Minister of New Zealand (1873–1873); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1869–1872); Minister for Māori Development (1861–1863); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1861–1862); Attorney-General of New Zealand (1861–1861)."},{"q":"Where did William Fox study?","a":"William Fox was educated at Wadham College, Durham School."}],"related":[{"name":"John Hall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-hall"},{"name":"David Lange","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lange"},{"name":"William Hall-Jones","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-hall-jones"},{"name":"Mike Moore","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mike-moore"},{"name":"Richard Seddon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/richard-seddon"},{"name":"Keith Holyoake","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/keith-holyoake"},{"name":"Daniel Pollen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/daniel-pollen"},{"name":"Walter Nash","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/walter-nash"},{"name":"Gordon Coates","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates"},{"name":"George Forbes","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-forbes"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/william-fox-56c38086ab.jpg","width":221,"height":276,"license":"Public domain","credit":"The original uploader was Vardion at English Wikipedia .","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Sir_William_Fox.png"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): William Fox","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fox_(New_Zealand_politician)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q1356502","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356502","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Portrait of Sir William Fox.png by The original uploader was Vardion at English Wikipedia . 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