William Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester

The Earl of Ilchester
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
18 April 1835 – 7 March 1840
MonarchsWilliam IV
Victoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Melbourne
Preceded byViscount Mahon
Succeeded byLord Leveson
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Confederation
In office
17 March 1840 – 1849
MonarchVictoria
Preceded byRalph Abercromby
Succeeded byThe Lord Cowley
Personal details
Born7 May 1795
Died10 January 1865(1865-01-10) (aged 69)
PartyWhig
SpouseSophia Penelope Sheffield
Parent
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
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William Thomas Horner Fox-Strangways, 4th Earl of Ilchester FRS (7 May 1795 – 10 January 1865), styled The Honourable William Fox-Strangways until 1858, was a British diplomat, Whig politician and art collector. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Lord Melbourne from 1835 to 1840 and was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Confederation from 1840 to 1849.