Background
The son of Thomas A. Fox and Flora McQuarrie, Fox was born in Balmoral, Manitoba.
The son of Thomas A. Fox and Flora McQuarrie, Fox was born in Balmoral, Manitoba.
He was educated at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Medical College.
He subsequently practiced as a doctor. He reached the rank of Captain in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. In Manitoba"s 1936 provincial election, Fox was elected as a Social Cr candidate in the riding of Gilbert Plains.
The newly formed party did not have a leader during the election, and Fox was subsequently chosen to head its parliamentary caucus.
There were some discussions for a formal coalition, but these came to nothing, and Social Cr supported the minority government from the outside until 1940. Fox stepped down as the party"s parliamentary leader in 1937, in favour of South.E. Rogers.
He supported Social Cr"s decision to join the government in 1940, and was re-elected in 1941 and 1945. In 1937, Fox was charged with performing an illegal operation on Mission Alice Bosnell.
Fox planned to run for re-election in the 1949 campaign, but lost the coalition nomination to Ray Mitchell of the Liberal-Progressive Party.
He did not return to political life afterwards, and died on March 22, 1984.