Andrew Fuller Fox(April 26, 1849 – August 29, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. RepresentativefromMississippifrom 1897 to 1903.
Andrew F. Fox | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's4thdistrict | |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | |
Preceded by | Hernando D. Money |
Succeeded by | Wilson S. Hill |
Member of theMississippi State Senate | |
In office 1891–1893 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Fuller Fox April 26, 1849 Reform, Alabama,U.S. |
Died | August 29, 1926 West Point, Mississippi,U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Biography
editBorn inReform, Alabama,Fox moved toCalhoun County, Mississippi,with his parents in 1853. He attended private schools, and was graduated from Mansfield (Texas) College in 1872. He studied law inGrenada, Mississippi. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Calhoun and Webster Counties. He moved toWest Point, Mississippi,in 1883.
Political career
editHe served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888. He served as member of the State senate from 1891 until 1893, when he resigned to accept the office ofUnited States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi. He resigned the latter office on September 1, 1896.
Congress
editFox was elected as aDemocratto the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.
Later career
editHe served as president of Mississippi State Bar Association in 1911. He engaged in the practice of law inWest Point, Mississippi,until 1914, when he retired.
Death and burial
editHe died inWest Point, Mississippi,August 29, 1926. He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in West Point, Mississippi.
References
edit- United States Congress."Andrew F. Fox (id: F000330)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.