Benjamin George Burton Fox, (28 July 1912 – 6 November 1978)thePeerage.com was a British Anglican priest and military chaplain. He was Archdeacon of Wisbech in the Diocese of Ely from 1964 until his death.Ecclesiastical News The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 15, 1964; pg. 14; Issue 56143‘ 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
Early life and education Fox was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich, a private school in Norwich. He studied at the University of London.
Ordained ministry 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.London Gazette When peace returned he held incumbencies in Potten End, Bedford, Montego Bay (where he was also the Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1950 to 1955), Fulhamstetheldredawithstclementfulham and Haddenham.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
Personal life In 1943, Fox married The Honourable Margaret Joan Davidson, daughter of J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson. Together they had five children; one son and four daughters.
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