Background
Fox was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jacob Fox (1898-1992), the longtime attorney for the Newark Board of Education and Mae Fox.
Fox was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jacob Fox (1898-1992), the longtime attorney for the Newark Board of Education and Mae Fox.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1945). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1949).
He was a graduate of Amherst College and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1949. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States. Army during World World War World War II He served as Vice Chairman of the Essex County, New Jersey Chapter of Americans for Democratic Action. He lost by 14,903 votes to the seven-term incumbent, Republican Robert Kean, 84,949 (5481%) to 70,046 (4519%).
Republicans were facing a fallout from the McCarthy hearings.
Fox was again nominated as Kean"s Democratic opponent. He ran as an unabashed liberal, calling himself "essentially New Dealish." He attacked Kean for voting against "socially important measures," and called for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Acting.
While Democrats regained control of the House, picking up 18 seats, Kean beat Fox in a close race, 59,151 (5307%) to 52,314 (4693%), a margin of just 6,837 votes. He was reappointed by Governor Richard J. Hughes and served until his replacement by Governor William Cahill in 1970.
In 1979, he was elected President of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Fox was President of the Jewish Community Federation of Metropolitan New Jersey, served as a United Jewish Appeal campaign chairman, and on the Board of the Council of Jewish Federations.
Given the national political climate, Fox surprised local Democrats with a stronger than expected showing. Democrats viewed their chances as better in 1954, Eisenhower"s mid-term election.
Governor Robert B. Meyner appointed him to serve as a member of the New Jersey State Board of Education in 1960.