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]