William H. Fox

William Henry Fox (August 29, 1837 – May 14, 1913) was a Massachusetts lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the fourth Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts, and as the Presiding Justice of the First Bristol District Court.

William Henry Fox[1]
Presiding Justice of the[2]
First Bristol District Court[2]
In office
1875  May 14, 1913[2]
Preceded byNew office
4th Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts
In office
1873–1874
Preceded byDaniel L. Mitchell
Succeeded byGeorge H. Babbitt
Justice of the Taunton, Massachusetts Municipal Court[1]
In office
August 1864[1]  1875[1]
Appointed byJohn Albion Andrew[1]
Succeeded byOffice abolished[1]
Personal details
BornAugust 29, 1837[1]
Taunton, Massachusetts
DiedMay 14, 1913(1913-05-14) (aged 75)[2]
Taunton, Massachusetts[2]
SpouseAnna M. Anthony[3]
Alma materHarvard, 1858[1]

Notes

  1. Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society, No. 8 (1921), HONORABLE WILLIAM HENRY FOX, Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society, p. 137
  2. The Boston Daily Globe (May 15, 1913), JUDGE WILLIAM H. FOX DEAD. Taunton Man Presided Over First Bristol District Court for Nearly Half a Century., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe Company, p. 11
  3. Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society, No. 8 (1921), HONORABLE WILLIAM HENRY FOX, Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society, p. 138
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