Fred L. Fox Explained

Fred L. Fox
Office1:Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Term Start1:1937
Term End1:1952
Predecessor1:M. O. Litz
Successor1:Chauncey Browning Sr.
State Senate2:West Virginia
District2:10th
Term Start2:December 1, 1912
Term End2:December 1, 1920
Predecessor2:Jake Fisher
Successor2:John N. Shackleford
Birth Name:Fred Lee Fox
Birth Date:24 October 1876
Party:Democratic
Education:West Virginia University (LLB)

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]

Notes and References

  1. "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.