Biographical Sketch of Henry C. Fox, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Henry C. Fox, foreman for J. W. Ambrose & Co., is a native of Missouri, and was born in St. Louis, July 15, 1841. Was there raised and educa- ted, and learned the machinist trade in the shop of Gatey & McCune, after which, for three years, he was foreman in McCoard's foundry, and for eight years, was steamboat engineer on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. In 1870, he came to St. Joseph, and for eight years held the responsible position of pattern maker in the shops of the K.C., St. J. & C.B. Railroad. He then went to Terra Haute, Indiana, and held the same position in the car works in that city, until his return to St. Joseph, in September, 1880, with the exception of a temporary sojourn in Chicago. He has been with Ambrose & Co. since the autumn of 1880, and occupies a prominent place in the mechanical world. He was married in 1862 to Miss Lettia Newell. They have two children: Charles and Ada. Mr. Fox is a member of the St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, A.F. & A.M., and has been Master of the lodge. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================