Richard Maxwell Fox | |
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| Member of Parliament for Longford | |
| In office 13 August 1847 – 26 April 1856 Serving with Fulke Greville-Nugent (1852–1856) Richard More O'Ferrall (1851–1852) Samuel Blackall (1847–1852) | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Lefroy Henry White |
| Succeeded by | Fulke Greville-Nugent Henry George Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1816 Raheny, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 26 April 1856 (aged 39–40) St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, Sussex, England |
| Political party | Independent Irish |
| Other political affiliations | Repeal Association |
| Spouse |
Susan Amelia Halsted
(m. 1835) |
| Parent(s) | Francis Fox Frances Browne |
Richard Maxwell Fox (1816 – 26 April 1856)[1][2] was an Irish Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician.[3][4]
Born in Raheny, Dublin,[4] Fox was the son of Francis Fox and Frances, daughter of Jemmett Browne and Frances née Blennerhassett. In 1835, he married Susan Amelia Halsted, daughter of William Halsted and Emma Mary née Pellew, and they had six children: Emma Louisa; Frances Amelia; Annie Elizabeth (died 1878); Susan Henrietta (died 1883); Francis William (1836–1855); and Richard Edward (1846–1885).[2]
He also had two children with actress Frances Medex[5] - Walter Charles Fox Medex and Marianne Rose Fox.
Fox became a Repeal Association MP for Longford at the 1847 general election and, becoming an Independent Irish MP in 1852, held the seat until his death in 1856.[3][4]
Fox died on 26 April 1856 at St Leonards-on-Sea.[4]
References
- ^ Rayment, Leigh (28 August 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "L"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (19 December 2013). "Richard Maxwell Fox". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 298. ISBN 978-0901714121.
- ^ a b c d Boase, Frederic (2018). Modern English Biography (Volume 1 of 4) A-H. Litres. p. 1884. ISBN 9785041269647. Retrieved 6 October 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ thepeerage.com
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