Background
Fox was born in Fowey, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and married Elizabeth Tregelles (1768–1849) in 1788.
Fox was born in Fowey, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and married Elizabeth Tregelles (1768–1849) in 1788.
The couple had six sons, including Charles Fox of Trebah, Robert Were Fox Federal Reserve System of Penjerrick Garden and Alfred Fox of Glendurgan. Their daughter, Mariana Fox (1807–1863), married Francis Tuckett of Frenchay and became the mother of the mountaineer Francis Fox Tuckett. Their daughter, Charlotte born in 1799, married Samuel Fox of Tottenham.
lieutenant was George Croker Fox who founded a Falmouth ship-brokering business, which survived into the 21st century.
In 1794 R. West. Fox was appointed Consul (Diplomatic Representative) by the United States of America for the port of Falmouth. In 1811, Fox was one of four delegates sent to negotiate with the Post Office headquarters in Lombard Street for the return of the Packet Service station to Falmouth from Plymouth.