History of Hancock, (Hillsborough County) New Hampshire United States of America

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A Biography of Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox, lawyer, was born in Hancock, N.H., Oct. 28, 1811; son of Jedediah and Mary (Wheeler) Fox. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1831, and after studying at the Yale law school and in the law office of Daniel Abbott at Nashua, N.H., he was admitted to the bar in 1834. He was a solicitor of Hillsborough county in 1835; a representative in the state legislature in 1837; and a commissioner to revise the state statutes, 1841-43. In 1840 he was married to Catherine P., daughter of Daniel Abbott of Nashua, N.H. He spent 1843-45 in travelling throughout Europe and the West Indies, seeking relief from pulmonary disease. He published: the New Hampshire Book; Specimens of its Literature (with the Rev. Samuel Osgood, 1842); History of Dunstable (1846); and The Town Officer (1843). He died at Nashua, N.H., Feb. 17, 1846.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor