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Signature of William Fox

William Fox

Premier of New Zealand in the 19th century, company agent, explorer and artist (1812–1893)

† 1893 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian); cross-wiki notability: 18 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

William Fox was born on September 2, 1812 in South Shields and died on June 23, 1893 in Auckland, aged 80. Recorded occupations: politician, lawyer, painter and barrister. Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Colony of New Zealand. Positions held include Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister for Māori Development and Attorney-General of New Zealand. Educated at Wadham College and Durham School. Honours include Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.

At a glance
Born
September 2, 1812 · South Shields
Died
June 23, 1893 · Auckland
Age at death
80
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Colony of New Zealand
Occupations
politician, lawyer, painter, barrister
Positions held
Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister for Māori Development, Attorney-General of New Zealand
Education
Wadham College, Durham School
Honours
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Wikipedia editions
18 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of William Fox's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1893 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 1 major museum.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1356502 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about William Fox on Wikipedia.

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