Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-21
MIR. CHARLES j. FOX DEAD.
A virgininn by Birth ana News
pnper-Man of Experience.

paper-Nian of Experience
Tho baltimore Sun Of Thursday con-
taiped the following account OF the death
Of a gentleman who was well known III
Virginia: .,
"Afr. Charles ]. Fox, former baltimore
manager of the Associated Press, Cleo
Yesterday morning OF heart FouD'e a.
fbe church Home and lniirmary' On
north broadway. He had been In III
health for some time. Mr.. Fox was porn
an King and Queen county Va, IN
F'ebruary, 1919, and was the son OF
AR Edward c. Fox. a prominent pant
Or The sons education was notalned
~ a private school, established py MS
father. at Rumford Academy IN hihS
William county. and al the Baptst Sehil-
nary. IN Richmond. In $50 ne lett ,ne
pantist Seminary and accompanied Kew
pobnrt poland TO the University OF Viz
qinia. OF which Mr.. Ryiand had oeeh
elected chaplain.
I'm few months after entering tie
University Mr.. FoX's father died, com
nelling him 10 leave school ana seek
en,oIovment. Not yet II years old, ne
drlfted 10 Norfolk, where he fell IN WIN
a number OF young Nirginians VINO hau
been recruited by General Manucan hu"e
~ 90 10 Texas and fight for the inde-
e
Noxico. Mr.. Fox became an enthusiast
I'm the cause OF the Texans, and General
HUNT commissioned him lieutenant ana
made him the bearer Of dispatches 10
General Sam. Houston, President OF
Texas The recruits consisting OF about
four hundred men, sailed from Norfolk IN
the brig Bangor. Of Bangor. Me, ana
landed at Velasco, on the Gulf OF Mexico
near the mouth OF the Brazos river
Hi n
and accompanied by a file Of soldiers,
,nsrched 10 Brazario. where President
Houston had his headquarters. The as
matches were delivered 10 President
Houston IN person. who was found
TO be IN the upper story OF an OH
harm. I'm which the Texas Congress was
then holding its sessions. The day AFTER
delivering the dispatches Lieutenant foX
had an audience with the President, ana
asked 10 be assigned 10 active duty IN
the field. General Houston told the
Youthful soldier to return to Velasco
and remain with General Lamar, Vice
President Of Texas, as there was no need
for him in the army. lie accordingly
reported 70 the Vice-Presldent and re-
manned AZ Velasco for nearly a year.
The time was spent in doing nothing,
but shooting ducks as Mr.. Fox used TO
express It.
"When the army was disbanded - tho
close OF hostilitles Mr.. Fox returned 20
Virginia; worked for while IN news
paper Office i'm Petersburg, and then
spent two years at study IA William and
Mary College. on leaving the college
Mr. Fox went 20 Washington, and there
became intimately associated with many
Of the public men OF the period. Among
them was General Lewis Cass, who per-
suaded Mr.. Fox to 60 TO Michigan and
stump the State for him In the presi-
Dental campaign, in which the General
was a candidate on the Democratic
ticket for President Mr. Fox spoke all
over Southern Michigan, and at the end
OF the campaign took up his residence IN
that state. He lived there nine years,
and became the editor OF the Watch
Tower, a newspaper published at Adrian,
the then capital OF the state. Later
when the capital was moved 10 Lansing
the proprietor Of the Watch Tower was
| elected Public Printer and also started
| the state Journal at Lansing. OF which
he appointed Mr. Fox managing editor.
During llr. Fox's journalistic career in
Michigan he became intimately ac-
ouainted with Schuyler ColfaX, who was
then in the newspaper business in that
| State.
"When Mr.. Buchanan became President
he appointed 3lr. Fox United states Con-
sui to the port Of Colon. General Lamar
was then Minister to Nicaragua. The
/ two met at Panama for the first time
| since their Texas campaign, and, Ike
| good soldiers fought over their battles
again IA 1868 Mr. Fox came TO Baltl-
more as the agent OF the Associated
Press. which position he occupied until
! eight or nine years ago, when his health
! compelled him TO resign. Since that time
he had made his home at the Church
| Home and Infirmsry. His wife has been
dead several years"
Deceased was brother OF Mr.. A. p.