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Fox was the son of Samuel Fox ( 1765 — 1851), and Anne Darwin, the daughter of Robert Darwin, and sister of Erasmus Darwin.

Like Charles Darwin, Fox prepared for the clergy at Cambridge University. He was also a naturalist and entomologist, particularly collecting beetles. At Cambridge, Fox and Darwin became friends, and Fox tutored his younger cousin on natural history. Fox graduated from Cambridge in the winter of 1829 and Rector of Delamere , Cheshire, 1838– 1873. He then retired to Sandon on the Isle of Wight, and is buried there.

Fox married twice and had sixteen children. His first wife was Harriet Fletcher, ( 1799– 1842Events February 21 John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. March 5 Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution), daughter of Sir Richard FletcherRichard Fletcher (1768-1813) was an engineer in the British Army. Fletcher served in the West Indies and against the Turks and fought in the Battle of Copenhagen before participating in the Peninsular War as General Sir Arthur Wellesley's chief engineer a whom he married in 1834Events January 1 Abolition of customs charges at borders within Germany. January 3 The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City March 6 York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. March 18 The Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset farm l and they issued Samuel William Darwin Fox, (b. 1841), a clergyman, Harriet Emma Fox (no date), Robert Gerard Fox JP ( b. 1849).

His second wife was Ellen Sophia ( 1820Events January 1 Constitutionalist military insurrection at Cadiz leads to summoning of Spanish parliament ( March 7) and restoration of 1812 Constitution ( March 8) by king Ferdinand VII. January 29 George the Prince Regent becomes king George IV of the– 18871887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January 20 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 Battle of Dogali: A), daughter of Basil George Woodd of Hillfield, Hampstead in 1846Events January 5 The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom February 5 The Oregon Spectator becomes the first newspaper on the Pacific coast of the United States. February 10 Many Mormons. They issued Theodora Fox, 1853–78, Frederick William Fox, b. 1855, Gilbert Basil Fox, b. 1864, Louisa Mary Fox, 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United– 1853Events January 19 Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in Rome January 21 Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope folding machine January 29 Napoleon III marries the Spanish Countess Eugenie at the Tuileries March 4 Inauguration of US president Fra,