Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
1773–1840 (age 67)
Biography
Born in 1773 into the illustrious Fox family, Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland received an education befitting his station at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he developed the liberal sensibilities that would mark his political life; his travels across Europe later deepened his appreciation for art and the plight of those denied a voice in government.
As a leading Whig peer, he championed parliamentary reform and Catholic emancipation, transformed Holland House into a hub of enlightened discourse, and defended civil liberties with a calm persistence that inspired both colleagues and opponents; he died in 1840 and now rests in the churchyard of St Michael, Millbrook.