Fred L. Fox

Fred L. 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 Fram, with whom he had three sons and three daughters who survived him. He died from heart disease at the age of 75.[1]

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.


Political offices
Preceded by
M.O. Litz		 Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
1937–1952		 Succeeded by
Chauncey Browning Sr.


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