page_title: Samuel Fox (1781–1868)
hierarchical_section_title: Samuel Fox (1781–1868)
caption_attribution_description: English: Samuel Fox (1781-1868) was a grocer, philanthropist and abolitionist Quaker from Nottingham. He led a group who founded the Nottingham Building Society. This sketch is by his housekeeper LM Woods
context_page_description: Samuel Fox (1781–1868) was a philanthropist and abolitionist Quaker from Nottingham. Fox was known for his good works in Nottingham. Fox supplied burials for cholera victims, food for the starving and helped start the first free school in Britain for poor adults. He founded and served as the first chairman of the Nottingham Building Society.
context_section_description: Samuel Fox (1781–1868) was a philanthropist and abolitionist Quaker from Nottingham. Fox was known for his good works in Nottingham. Fox supplied burials for cholera victims, food for the starving and helped start the first free school in Britain for poor adults. He founded and served as the first chairman of the Nottingham Building Society.
caption: sketch of Fox by his housekeeper (Louisa Maria Woods)
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