born Nov. 21, 1773, Winterslow, Wiltshire, Eng.
died Oct. 22, 1840, London
British Whig politician.
He was the nephew and disciple of Charles James Fox , whose ideas he expounded in the House of Lords. As lord privy seal in George Grenville 's "Ministry of All the Talents" coalition (1806–07), he helped secure the abolition of the slave trade in the British colonies. He later served as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster (1830–34, 1835–40).