Tom Fox (politician)
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Tom Fox | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Fox | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Scarsdale, Victoria | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat Imperials | ||
Height/Weight | 175 cm / 75 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1902 | Carlton | 10 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902 season.
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Tom Fox (3 October 1876 – 20 April 1951)[1] was an Australian politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1935 to 1951. Earlier, in 1902, Fox played with Australian rules football club Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Biography
Fox was born in Scarsdale, Victoria on 3 October 1876.
By 1903, he had moved to Fremantle and was working as a dockworker. He became Secretary of the Waterside Workers Union prior to his election as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, representing South Fremantle in 1935.[3] Fox retained this post until his death in 1951.
Fox was survived by his wife Marion Fox, two daughters and a son.
Notes
External links
- Tom Fox's statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Fox's profile at Blueseum
Western Australian Legislative Assembly | ||
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Preceded by | Member for South Fremantle 1935–1951 |
Succeeded by Dick Lawrence |
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