The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-27
Simeon J. Fox


 Died March 25, 1907. at New Haven. Conn. He Joined the post, April 20, 1868.
 Comrade Fox enlisted in Company IA, 27th Conn. regiment, August IS, 1862, and was discharged, July 27, 1863.
 He was a member of the New Haven Grays at the time of his enlistment. He was active in business life and widely and favorably known In social life.
 Soon after the war he was actively connected with the militia of the State, serving as quartermaster of the Second regiment from August S, 1866, until July 22, 1868 He was appointed as- sistant adjutant general of the State May 10, 1869, reslgning January 20 1883, having served the State nearly 14 years, and in honor of this service, the flags of all the State armories, and the State arsenal were ordered at half mast on the day of his funeral and the officers of the State militia were order ed to wear the badge of mourning for the usual 30 days. an honor not often shown to one not in active military life
 Comrade Fox was born at Feeding Hills, Mass, and came to New Haven to live in 1850, with his father He at- tended the Webster school. At the age of IS he engaged in the service of Vim B. Johnson, seed and agricultural i'm plement dealer located on State street where the Chatfield Paper Co now is located
 Remaining with him until the busi- ness was abandoned. he afterward en. tered the employ of the late Samuel E Merwin, and a life intimacy beyond the ordinary was the result of that associ- ation. When Gen. S. E. Merwin be. came adjutant general of the State Comrade Fox was appointed his as- sistant.
 | Col. Fox was at the battle of Fred ericksburg; he suffered from a wound causing an incurable necrosis of q 1 bone in his leg-mucll pain and sev. | earl operations were his lot-being con. fined to the house and to his bed for l months at time, but he kept his mind actively on his business, having tele phone at his bedside to transact as l efficiently as in his office. and I pre- sume this tended to relieve the mon. otony of his confinement and in z measure helped him to forget the pain of which he was a constant sufferer. Or account of his affliction, he was de barred from much physical exercise | having to resort to crutches, or a cane much of the time to get about. Upon retiring from the office of the adiut. ant general he assumed charge of tn, National Pipe Bending company, thel in its infancy. and conducted it sue cessfully through different years O ! business depression, with steadily in creasing success. and was president O | this company at the time of his death 1 He never was a candidate for am elective public office but held a large number of appointive positions. H was the president of the Board Q Charities and Correction at the time O his death. Being also a member of tn, State hospital board, in charge of th, Soldiers home at Noroton. Conn.
 He was a member of the Uniol league from it's organization and of tn, Pequot association. He was an arden Republican. He was a member of Oliv Branch lodge of Mason. He was an al tendant of the Calvary Baptist church
 In Grand Army affairs he was al ways an active participant and was ac ticve in the erection of the East Rocl