Background
He was the son of Thomas Fox (1770–1811) and Chloe (Bradley) Fox (1777–1852).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Thomas Fox (1770–1811) and Chloe (Bradley) Fox (1777–1852).
They did not find any way to make a living and decided to go in a little boat to Cincinnati, but after two days on the Allegheny River met a settler in the woods, and stayed in his employ. A few months later, Fox went to Great Valley, New York, and became a lumberman. Finding the work too hard, he abandoned lumbering, studied law with John A. Bryan instead, was admitted to the bar in 1826, and practiced in Ellicottville.
In the Senate he advocated the construction of the Genesee Valley Canal which was authorized by the Legislature in 1836.
He retired from the bar in 1848, and pursued agricultural interests on a farm near Ellicottville. He was buried at the Jefferson Street Cemetery in Ellicottville.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cattaraugus Company) in 1833 and 1834. He was a member of the New York State Senate (8th Doctorate) from 1835 to 1839, sitting in the 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st and 62nd New York State Legislatures.
