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Fred L. Fox

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Fred L. Fox
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
In office
1937–1952
Preceded byM. O. Litz
Succeeded byChauncey Browning Sr.
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 10th district
In office
December 1, 1912 – December 1, 1920
Preceded byJake Fisher
Succeeded byJohn N. Shackleford
Personal details
Born
Fred Lee Fox

(1876-10-24)October 24, 1876
DiedAugust 8, 1952(1952-08-08) (aged 75)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Anna Lee Frame
(m. 1900)
EducationWest Virginia University (LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Fred Lee Fox (October 24, 1876 – August 8, 1952) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1937 until his death on August 8, 1952.

Born in Braxton County, West Virginia, Fox received a law degree from West Virginia University in 1899 and entered the practice of law in Sutton, West Virginia. He served as a Democrat in the West Virginia State Senate from 1912 to 1920, including several terms as Democratic leader.[1] He held several other political and governmental offices before being elected to a twelve-year term on the state supreme court in a Democratic wave in 1936.[2]

Fox married Anna Lee Frame, with whom he had three sons and three daughters who survived him. He died from heart disease at the age of 75.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fred L. Fox, Member of High Court Dies", Hinton Daily News (August 9, 1952), p. 1.
  2. ^ "Court's Staff Faces Changes", The Charleston Daily Mail (November 11, 1936), p. 4.
West Virginia Senate
Preceded by Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 10th district
1912–1920
Served alongside: Robert F. Kidd, Eskridge H. Morton
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
1937–1952
Succeeded by