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| name = Herbert Henry Heywood Fox
| name = Herbert Henry Heywood Fox
| honorific_suffix = D.D.
| honorific_suffix = S.T.D.
| title = [[Episcopal Diocese of Montana|Bishop of Montana]]
| title = [[Episcopal Diocese of Montana|Bishop of Montana]]
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| predecessor = [[William F. Faber (Episcopal bishop)|William F. Faber]]
| predecessor = [[William F. Faber (Episcopal bishop)|William F. Faber]]
| successor = Henry Hean Daniels
| successor = [[Henry Hean Daniels]]
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| ordination = December 1900
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| consecration = November 10, 1921
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| consecrated_by = [[Daniel S. Tuttle]]
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| birth_place = [[Montclair, New Jersey]], [[United States]]
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'''Herbert Henry Heywood Fox''' (11 March 1871 - 24 November 1943) served as bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Montana]] and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Idaho]].
'''Herbert Henry Heywood Fox''' (March 11, 1871 November 24, 1943) served as bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Montana]] and the [[Episcopal Diocese of Idaho]].


==Early Life==
==Early life==
Fox was born March 11, 1871 in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], the son of Ann Wood and James Fox. His parents immigrated from England to the east coast of the United States in the 1860s. His father was a master wood worker, and his mother died when he was three years old. James Fox remarried several years later, but this marriage did not last, and the father and son moved to California in 1886 to work on a ranch in Carmel Valley. They returned to the east coast a short time later and worked in the steel mills and potteries in New Jersey.
Fox was born March 11, 1871, in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], the son of Ann Wood and James Fox. His parents immigrated from England to the east coast of the United States in the 1860s. His father was a master wood worker, and his mother died when he was three years old. James Fox remarried several years later, but this marriage did not last, and the father and son moved to California in 1886 to work on a ranch in Carmel Valley. They returned to the east coast a short time later and worked in the steel mills and potteries in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1941|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afPbAAAAMAAJ&q=Herbert+Henry+Heywood+Fox+March+11,+1871|title=FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD |journal=Religious Leaders of America |volume=2|page=388}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
During the late 1880s Fox attended the Newark Evening Technical School where he studied technical drawing. However he turned to a different career and studied theology at [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]] in 1893. After graduation, he attended the [[General Theological Seminary]] in New York, and was ordained priest in 1900.
During the late 1880s Fox attended the Newark Evening Technical School where he studied technical drawing. However he turned to a different career and studied theology at [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]] in 1893. After graduation, he attended the [[General Theological Seminary]] in New York, and was ordained deacon by Bishop [[Thomas A. Starkey]] of Newark in 1900, and priest in December 1900 by Bishop [[Frederic Dan Huntington]] of Central New York.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1904|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2JIAAAAYAAJ&q=Herbert+Henry+Heywood+Fox+March+11,+1871|title=FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD |journal=Who's Who in New York City and State |volume=1|page=235}}</ref>


==Ministry==
==Ministry==
Fox served as missionary-in-charge of [[Slaterville Springs, New York|Slaterville Springs]], Speedsville, and [[Dryden, New York|Dryden]] in [[New York (state)|New York]] between 1900 and 1901. He then became vicar of All Saints' Church in [[Lockport (city), New York|Lockport, New York]], in 1901, while in 1905, he became rector of All Saints' Church in [[Pontiac, Michigan]]. Between 1914 and 1920, he served as rector of [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Detroit)|St John's Church]] in [[Detroit]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=1935|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DYsAQAAMAAJ&q=Missionary+in+Charge+,+Slatersville+Springs+,+Speedsville+and+Dryden+,+N.Y.+,+1900-01+.|title=FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD |journal=Who's Who in the Clergy |volume=1|page=389}}</ref>
Fox took charge of several parishes in New York, and later in Michigan, before his election as Suffragan Bishop of Montana in 1920. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Montana in 1925 and succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1934. Between 1925 anf 1926 Fox was also [[Episcopal Diocese of Idaho|Bishop of Idaho]].


In 1920, he was elected Suffragan Bishop of Montana. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Montana in 1925 and succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1934.<ref>{{cite journal |date=1935|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBzSAAAAMAAJ&dq=Herbert+Henry+Heywood+Fox&pg=PA436|title=Fox, Herbert Henry Heywood, S.T.D. |journal=The Living Church Annual |volume=|page=436}}</ref> Between 1925 and 1926 Fox was also [[Episcopal Diocese of Idaho|Bishop of Idaho]].
==Personal Life==

Fox married Alma Wather in the late 1890s. They had two children: Mary, born June 24, 1907, and Henry, born December 13, 1911. Fox died on November 24, 1943.
==Personal life==
Fox married Alma Louise Walther on September 3, 1902. They had two children: Mary, born June 24, 1907, and Henry, born December 13, 1911. Fox died on November 24, 1943.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*"Montana Elects H. H. H. Fox as Suffragan," in ''The Living Church'', April 24, 1920, p.&nbsp;839.
*"Montana Elects H. H. H. Fox as Suffragan," in ''The Living Church'', April 24, 1920, p.&nbsp;839.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu:8080/xtf/view?docId=nwda/nwda1/NWDA.MHSRCAPA_MTLMC234.c.xml Online biography]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160946/http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu:8080/xtf/view?docId=nwda%2Fnwda1%2FNWDA.MHSRCAPA_MTLMC234.c.xml Online biography]



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Latest revision as of 16:06, 29 January 2024

The Right Reverend

Herbert Henry Heywood Fox

S.T.D.
Bishop of Montana
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMontana
In office1934–1939
PredecessorWilliam F. Faber
SuccessorHenry Hean Daniels
Previous post(s)Suffragan Bishop of Montana (1920–1925)
Coadjutor Bishop of Montana (1925–1934)
Bishop of Idaho (1925–1926)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1900
by Frederic Dan Huntington
ConsecrationNovember 10, 1921
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1871-03-11)March 11, 1871
DiedNovember 24, 1943(1943-11-24) (aged 72)
Billings, Montana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames Fox & Anne Wood
Spouse
Alma Louise Walther
(m. 1902)
Children2
Alma materHobart College

Herbert Henry Heywood Fox (March 11, 1871 – November 24, 1943) served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Montana and the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.

Early life

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Fox was born March 11, 1871, in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of Ann Wood and James Fox. His parents immigrated from England to the east coast of the United States in the 1860s. His father was a master wood worker, and his mother died when he was three years old. James Fox remarried several years later, but this marriage did not last, and the father and son moved to California in 1886 to work on a ranch in Carmel Valley. They returned to the east coast a short time later and worked in the steel mills and potteries in New Jersey.[1]

Education

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During the late 1880s Fox attended the Newark Evening Technical School where he studied technical drawing. However he turned to a different career and studied theology at Hobart College in 1893. After graduation, he attended the General Theological Seminary in New York, and was ordained deacon by Bishop Thomas A. Starkey of Newark in 1900, and priest in December 1900 by Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington of Central New York.[2]

Ministry

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Fox served as missionary-in-charge of Slaterville Springs, Speedsville, and Dryden in New York between 1900 and 1901. He then became vicar of All Saints' Church in Lockport, New York, in 1901, while in 1905, he became rector of All Saints' Church in Pontiac, Michigan. Between 1914 and 1920, he served as rector of St John's Church in Detroit.[3]

In 1920, he was elected Suffragan Bishop of Montana. He became Coadjutor Bishop of Montana in 1925 and succeeded as diocesan bishop in 1934.[4] Between 1925 and 1926 Fox was also Bishop of Idaho.

Personal life

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Fox married Alma Louise Walther on September 3, 1902. They had two children: Mary, born June 24, 1907, and Henry, born December 13, 1911. Fox died on November 24, 1943.

References

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  1. ^ "FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD". Religious Leaders of America. 2: 388. 1941.
  2. ^ "FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD". Who's Who in New York City and State. 1: 235. 1904.
  3. ^ "FOX, HERBERT HENRY HEYWOOD". Who's Who in the Clergy. 1: 389. 1935.
  4. ^ "Fox, Herbert Henry Heywood, S.T.D." The Living Church Annual: 436. 1935.
  • "Montana Elects H. H. H. Fox as Suffragan," in The Living Church, April 24, 1920, p. 839.
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