The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-15
OBITUARY..
HENRY FOX.

mT. ucuEy IVA oHc VI osh-
est and best known citizens. passed
away at his residence on Spring street.
In this city, yesterday, after several
weeks illness. MIR. Fox had not been
well the latter part of the summer. but
got over the attack and seemed to have
regained his usual health.
4 Mr.. Fox was IS years of age at the
time of his decease his family had been
identified with Portland almost from its
settlement He was educated In til.
Portland schools. AMI after obtaining
his education, became clerk in the then
leading West Indian house of smith y
Brown. Afterwards for Juany years MIR.
Fox was associated with the late Mark
+. Emery, constituting the well-knowi
house Of Emery g. Fox, In the West In
dian and cooperage business ON Brown
wharf, where they were also long tina
agents for the line of New rR steam
ers sailing from this port, OF which the
present Maine steamship company is an
outgrowth and with which Mr.. Fox was
still engaged ut the time of his death.
lie was charter member and the first
secretary of the cortland Board of Ira Q
when it was Incorporated In 1853, and III
same year was president of the Mercantile
Library association and ever after took
great interest In that important organf
cation till 1t surrendered the field ant
turned It's extensive and well selected
library into that of our present publ,
library.
Mr.. Fox's connection with the Mercan
tile brought him IN contact with some of
the ablest literary men and popular
lyceum lecturers OF the times, who recog
nized In him a pleasant and entertaining
conversationalist; and 20 years ngo no
banquet or public dinner in Portland
was hardly thought complete without
Mr.. Henry Fox presided as toastmaster.
In which capacity he WAS very brilliant
and happy.
MIR. Fox was leading Repuplica
throughout his life. He served u Ion.
time both the boards of aldermen snd
common council. and was chairman oil
the upper board. He was also prom
nently mentioned In connection with the
may crafty. de was one of the harhoI
commissioners, filling that position at the
time of his death.
| In his younger days Mr. Fox was u
promi nent member and official of thu
Portland fire department., when han
engines were In uss and the department
was more numerous in membership than
now, and the work heavier and services
volunteered. He was president Of tie
Portland Veteran Firemen's associate n
from 1891, when It was or anized, to 1897,
and only a few weeks ago delivered the
address at the dedication of the Firemen's
monument.
Mr. Fox has been most valuable oiti-
zen to Portland. He has al"ays been
progressive, and taken great interest in
ali public matters. He was gentleman
of the old school, q little blunt perhaps,
but his satire never left a sting. He was
extremely popular with every one who
knew him in whatever their walk IN life,
and with his death Portland meets with
a;loss hard to bear.
Mr. Fox's wife died few years ago.
He leaves no children, but MIR. Horatio
Fox Of the Custom house is brother,
and no leaves two sisters, Mrs. Waterman
Of Gorham and Mrs. Crafts OF Boston.
RODNEY l.. FOGG
Rockland, February l4.-Rodney l.,
Fogg, one OF the most prominent men in
this section of the state. died at his home
in Rockland, Tuesday morning. MIR.
Fogg was 50 years Of age and a native
of kenne5ec county. Previous to leav-
ing Augusta he served as superinten-
dent of repairs on government buildings
Through the influence Of Hon. James q.
Blaine he received AN appointment AS
government inspector Dix island. He
held this position for eight or nine years
and then removed TO Rockland with
his family.
In 1885 he was appointed superintendent
OF the LIMERICK railway which position
ba held until a thin "A few months