Background
Fox, Abijah Upson was born on January 20, 1905 in Brooklyn. Son of Abijah Charles and Helen Manlove (Shawhan) Fox.
Fox, Abijah Upson was born on January 20, 1905 in Brooklyn. Son of Abijah Charles and Helen Manlove (Shawhan) Fox.
Bachelor of Letters cum laude, Rutgers University, 1926.
Accountant and pro-manager National City Bank, Tokyo, 1926-1934. Partner Swan, Culbertson & Fritz, investment bankers and brokers, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila, 1934-1941. Deputy director foreign funds control United States Treasury Department, Washington, 1941-1944.
Director Office of Surplus Property, 1945, deputy director finance division Military Government, Germany, 1945-1946.
Chairman, director Mathison Chemical Corporation New York City, 1946-1948. Treasurer American Thread Company, 1948-1959.
Director, 1949-1959. Vice president, 1950-1959.
General partner investment firm Hayden, Stone & Company, 1959-1962. Vice president Hayden, Stone, Incorporated., 1962-1972, Riter, Pyne, Kendall & Hollister, 1972-1973, Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham & Company, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1973-1979, Shearson Hayden Stone, Incorporated., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1979-1980.
Member Connecticut Government"s Advisory Council on Aging, 1971-1976, State Bond Commission, 1978, Juvenile Justice Commission, 1976-1978. Clubs: Indian Harbor Yacht, Belle Haven (Greenwich, Conn).
Married Isabel Place Sullivan, November 26, 1935. Children: Abijah Shawhan, Jarvis Powell, Suzanne Angevine.