Martin Fox

For the American publisher and president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, see Martin S. Fox.

Martin Fox (August 22, 1848 – September 28, 1907) was an American labor union leader.

Martin Fox
Born	(1848-08-22)August 22, 1848 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	September 28, 1907(1907-09-28) (aged 59) Cincinnati, Ohio
Burial place	Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati
Occupation	Labor leader
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Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Fox followed his father in becoming an iron molder.^[1] He learned the trade at an early age, becoming a journeyman when only 16, and he joined the National Union of Iron Molders. He moved to Covington, Kentucky, and while there, in 1878, became a trustee of the union. From 1880 to 1886, he worked in the office of the president of the union, as a clerk, then in 1886 was elected as secretary of the union.^[2][3]

In 1890, Fox was elected as president the union, which had become known as the "Iron Molders Union of North America". He also served on the executive of the National Civic Federation. He stood down as president of the union in 1903, but continued working for it as a paid consultant, until his death at his home in Cincinnati on September 28, 1907.^[1][3]

He was buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Cincinnati, where his grave marker is by far the largest in the cemetery.^[4]