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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkJohn FOX
(1835-1914)
FOX, John, a
Representative from New York; born in Frederickton, New Brunswick,
Canada, June 30, 1835; moved to New York City with his parents in
1840; attended the public schools; engaged in mechanical pursuits;
employed as a master block maker in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1857;
member of the board of aldermen and supervisor of New York City in
1863 and 1864; supervisor of New York County in 1864; elected as a
Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4,
1867-March 3, 1871); declined to be a candidate for renomination in
1870; member of the State senate 1874-1878; president of the
National Democratic Club 1894-1910; engaged in business as an iron
merchant, with residence in New York City, where he died January
17, 1914; interment in Calvary Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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