James Augustus Fox

James Augustus Fox (August 11, 1827 – December 15, 1900) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served on the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For other people named James Fox, see James Fox (disambiguation).

James Augustus Fox
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office January 1881 – January 1885
Preceded by	James Morris Whiton Hall
Succeeded by	William Russell
Member of Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
In office 1870–1871
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1867–1868
Member of the Boston, Massachusetts School Committee
Personal details
Born	August 11, 1827[1] Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery[2] Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)	Julia Elizabeth Valentine, m. 1848,[1] d. 1872.[1]
Children	Henrietta Fox; Julia Fox; and Lillian Fox.[1]
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union[1]
Branch/service	Union Army[1]
Rank	Captain[1]
Unit	Boston City Guard, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Thirteenth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers[1]
Battles/wars	American Civil War [1]

Fox was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 11, 1827, to George Howe Fox and Emily (Wyatt) Fox.[1] In 1848 Fox married Julia Elizabeth Valentine, Julia died in 1872.[1] They had three children Henrietta, Julia and Lillian.[1] His older brother was the stage star and clown George "G.L." Fox.

References

1. Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1913), A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913, Cambridge, MA: 'The Cambridge Tribune', p. 200.
2. "Map | Mount Auburn Cemetery". Mountauburn.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.

Political offices
Preceded by James Morris Whiton Hall	Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts January 1881 – January 1885	Succeeded by William Russell