Business Interests
He ran the fishing and pilchard-salting and export part of the diversified Fox family business. He was also involved in the firm’s following activities:
- Shipbroking at Falmouth
- Iron Founding at Perranarworthal
- Falmouth Docks: In 1859, he was elected as Chairman of the Directors of the Company authorised by Parliament to improve Falmouth Docks and in 1861, he was Chairman of the Falmouth Docks company board, when it issued 144,700 shares.
- Mining and smelting tin and copper, in Cornwall and South Wales, at Neath Abbey.
He was Vice Consul of the U.S.A. in Falmouth, 1858–65 and Consul in Falmouth, 1863-74. He acted as Consul in Falmouth for Belgium and Vice-Consul for Russia, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Hanover, Mecklenburgh, the Hanse Towns, Greece, Brazil, the Argentine and Mexico.
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