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The BSAC was a [[chartered company]] which administered [[Southern Rhodesia]], [[North-Western Rhodesia]] and [[North-Eastern Rhodesia]]. Southern Rhodesia is now [[Zimbabwe]], and the two northern zones were merged in 1911 to form [[Northern Rhodesia]], which achieved independence in 1964 as [[Zambia]]. BSAC's role in the [[Jameson Raid]] and the Matabele Wars, along with its manipulation of share prices, made it the best-known charter company.<ref name="cavanagh">{{Cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Y5zTkGKy4wEC&pg=PA342
| title = Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism,
| page = 342
| editor-first = Carl Cavanagh
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keeping the war-time electoral truce. (The Labour, Liberal and Conservative parties had agreed not to contest any vacancies which arose in seats held by their opponents.<ref>British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, page xiii</ref>)
When nominations closed on 23 February, Wilson-Fox was the only candidate nominated, and so was declared elected without a vote.<ref name="times-1917-02-24" /><ref name="craig1885-1918" />
He was returned unopposed at the [[1918 United Kingdom general election
In Parliament he continue to promote the cause of trade and investment within the [[British Empire]]. The EDRC's work led to the formation of an Empire Development Parliamentary Committee, of which Fox-Wilson became the vice-chair. By 1921, it had over 200 members.<ref name="times-1921-11-25-tribute-from-bigland" />
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<ref name="chanock">{{Cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SjzSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101
| title = Unconsummated Union: Britain, Rhodesia and South Africa,
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| first = Martin
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<ref name="constantine">{{Cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=C9-RAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30
| title = The Making of British Colonial Development Policy
| pages = 30–33
| first = Stephen
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]]
| years = [[Tamworth by-election, 1917|1917]]
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{{s-aft | after = [[Sir Percy Newson, 1st Baronet|Sir Percy Newson, Bt]] }}
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