Jacob Louis Fox
American, 1856 - 1936
BiographyJacob Louis Fox was vice-president of G. Fox & Co. in Hartford, Connecticut during the 1920s. He was born in Ellsworth, Maine, on 26 March 1856, the son of Mary and Lewis [Louis] Fox (b. ca. 1815). His uncle, Gerson Fox (1811-1880), was the founder of G. Fox & Co. in Hartford. At the age of twenty, Jacob went to work at G. Fox & Co. He began as a clerk, and later advanced to buyer. The store prospered and expanded, and in 1890, Jacob Fox became a member of the firm. After fire destroyed the Fox store in 1917, a new eleven-story building replaced the old structure; the firm incorporated, and in 1920, Jacob Fox became vice-president.
Jacob Fox married Miriam Stern (b. 1874)of Newburgh, New York. Miriam's sister, Theresa Stern, married Gerson's son (Jacob's cousin), Moses Fox (1850-1938). Thus, the first cousins were both business partners and in-laws.
Jacob L. Fox was a president of Ararat Lodge, B'nai B'rith, a president of Judity Lodge, Free Sons of Israel, a trustee of Temple Beth Israel for fifteen years, a charter board member of Mt. Sinai Hospital, and a board member of the United Jewish Charities. He died in Hartford, Connecticut, on 23 February 1936. His wife, Miriam Stern Fox, died 23 March 1910.
Jacob Fox married Miriam Stern (b. 1874)of Newburgh, New York. Miriam's sister, Theresa Stern, married Gerson's son (Jacob's cousin), Moses Fox (1850-1938). Thus, the first cousins were both business partners and in-laws.
Jacob L. Fox was a president of Ararat Lodge, B'nai B'rith, a president of Judity Lodge, Free Sons of Israel, a trustee of Temple Beth Israel for fifteen years, a charter board member of Mt. Sinai Hospital, and a board member of the United Jewish Charities. He died in Hartford, Connecticut, on 23 February 1936. His wife, Miriam Stern Fox, died 23 March 1910.
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