| David Spencer Fox | |
| Order: | 14th |
| Office: | Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan |
| Term Start: | 1871 |
| Term End: | 1873 |
| Predecessor: | James B. Walker |
| Successor: | George H. Durand |
| Order2: | 4th |
| Office2: | Alderman |
| Term Start2: | 1862 |
| Term End2: | 1864 |
| Alongside2: | Alexander McFarland(1962) O.F. Forsyth (1963) |
| Predecessor2: | Oscar W. Adams Jr. |
| Successor2: | William Stevenson |
| Constituency2: | 1st Ward, City of Flint, Michigan[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1817 |
| Birth Place: | Warren County, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | 1901 |
| Restingplace: | Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan |
David Spencer Fox was a Michigan politician.[2] [3]
In 1817, Fox was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania. His grandfather was a Revolutionary War soldier. He gained employment with a shingles manufacturing company. He came to Michigan in 1846. In Flint, He became a partner of Walker & Begole, a shingles manufacturer, timber land speculation and logging firm.[4]
Fox first was elected to serve the first ward on the Flint City Council in 1862 and 1863. He was elected as mayor of the City of Flint in 1871 serving two 1-year terms.[2] [5]
In 1880, Fox became president of the First National Bank. He also became involved with the Flint Wagon Works, which later acquired by the Chevrolet Motor Company. He died in 1901 and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Michigan.[5]