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'''Benjamin George Burton Fox''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|TD|size=100%|sep=,}} (28 July 1912 – 6 November 1978)<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8123.htm#i81223 thePeerage.com]</ref> was a British [[Anglican]] priest and [[military chaplain]]. He was [[Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech|Archdeacon of Wisbech]] in the [[Diocese of Ely]] from 1964 until his death.<ref>''Ecclesiastical News'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Thursday, Oct 15, 1964; pg. 14; Issue 56143</ref><ref>‘ FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U167980, accessed 10 March 2014]</ref>
'''Benjamin George Burton Fox''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MC|TD|size=100%|sep=,}} (28 July 1912 – 6 November 1978)<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p8123.htm#i81223 thePeerage.com]</ref> was a British [[Anglican]] priest and [[military chaplain]]. He was [[Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech|Archdeacon of Wisbech]] in the [[Diocese of Ely]] from 1964 until his death.<ref>''Ecclesiastical News'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Thursday, Oct 15, 1964; pg. 14; Issue 56143</ref><ref>‘ FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U167980, accessed 10 March 2014]</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Fox was educated at [[Norwich School (independent school)| King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich]], an [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] in [[Norwich]]. He studied at the [[University of London]].<ref name="Who Was Who">{{cite web|title=FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U154581|website=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=15 October 2016|date=April 2014}}</ref>
Fox was educated at [[Norwich School|King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich]], a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] in [[Norwich]]. He studied at the [[University of London]].<ref name="Who Was Who">{{cite web|title=FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U154581|website=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=15 October 2016|date=April 2014}}</ref>


==Ordained ministry==
==Ordained ministry==
Fox was [[ordained]] in 1936. He served [[Curate|curacies]] in [[Guildford]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. After this he was a [[Chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces|Forces]] during [[World War Two]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34720/supplements/7261/page.pdf London Gazette]</ref> When peace returned he held [[Vicar|incumbencies]] in [[Potten End]], [[ Bedford]], [[Montego Bay]] (where he was also the [[Archdeacon]] of [[Cornwall County, Jamaica|Cornwall]] from 1950 to 1955), [[Fulham]]<ref>[http://www.stetheldredawithstclementfulham.org.uk/history.html stetheldredawithstclementfulham]</ref> and [[Haddenham, Cambridgeshire|Haddenham]].<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref>
Fox was [[ordained]] in 1936. He served [[Curate|curacies]] in [[Guildford]] and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. After this he was a [[Chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces|Forces]] during [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34720/supplements/7261/page.pdf London Gazette]</ref> When peace returned he held [[Vicar|incumbencies]] in [[Potten End]], [[Bedford]], [[Montego Bay]] (where he was also the [[Archdeacon]] of [[Cornwall County, Jamaica|Cornwall]] from 1950 to 1955), [[Fulham]]<ref>[http://www.stetheldredawithstclementfulham.org.uk/history.html stetheldredawithstclementfulham]</ref> and [[Haddenham, Cambridgeshire|Haddenham]].<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1943, Fox married [[The Honourable]] Margaret Joan Davidson, daughter of [[J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson]].<ref name="Who Was Who" /> Together they had five children; one son and four daughters.<ref name="Who Was Who" />
In 1943, Fox married [[The Honourable]] Margaret Joan Davidson, daughter of [[J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson]].<ref name="Who Was Who" /> Together they had five children; one son and four daughters.<ref name="Who Was Who" />


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Latest revision as of 01:30, 3 October 2024

The Venerable

George Fox

MC TD
Archdeacon of Wisbech
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office1964 to 1978
Orders
Ordination1936
Personal details
Born
Benjamin George Burton Fox

28 July 1912
Died6 November 1978(1978-11-06) (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Spouse
Margaret Joan Davidson
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(m. 1943⁠–⁠1978)​
ChildrenFive
EducationKing Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich
Alma materUniversity of London

Benjamin George Burton Fox, MC, TD (28 July 1912 – 6 November 1978)[1] was a British Anglican priest and military chaplain. He was Archdeacon of Wisbech in the Diocese of Ely from 1964 until his death.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Fox was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich, a private school in Norwich. He studied at the University of London.[4]

Ordained ministry

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Fox was ordained in 1936. He served curacies in Guildford and Bath. After this he was a Chaplain to the Forces during World War II.[5] When peace returned he held incumbencies in Potten End, Bedford, Montego Bay (where he was also the Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1950 to 1955), Fulham[6] and Haddenham.[7]

Personal life

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In 1943, Fox married The Honourable Margaret Joan Davidson, daughter of J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson.[4] Together they had five children; one son and four daughters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ thePeerage.com
  2. ^ Ecclesiastical News The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 15, 1964; pg. 14; Issue 56143
  3. ^ ‘ FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 10 March 2014
  4. ^ a b c "FOX, Ven. (Benjamin) George (Burton)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ^ London Gazette
  6. ^ stetheldredawithstclementfulham
  7. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Parker Pelloe
 Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech
1964–1978 		Succeeded by


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