H. R. Fox
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Harold Robert Leslie Fox CBE (17 November 1889 – 14 August 1951) was a British civil engineer who was General Manager of the Jamaica Government Railway at the time of its centenary in 1945.[1]
H. R. Fox | |
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| Born | Harold Robert Leslie Fox 17 November 1889 |
| Died | 14 August 1951 (aged 61) |
| Education | Epsom College |
| Alma mater | MIT (BSc, 1912)[1] |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Employer | Jamaica Government Railway |
| Known for | General Manager of the Jamaica Government Railway at its centenary in 1945[1] |
Fox was the son of Edith Blount Gibb and Isaac Fox of Halse Hall, Jamaica.[2][3] He went to school at Epsom College in England then studied Mining and Civil Engineering at MIT, graduating BSc in 1912.[4] After graduating he worked on railways in Canada and the West Indies. He served in the First World War in France with the Royal Engineers reaching the rank of captain.[4]
Fox was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1946 New Year Honours.[5]
In 1926, he married Daisy Isabel Squire in Jamaica.[2]
Publications
- Fox, H. R. "The Jamaica Railway 1845–1945." The Railway Magazine Volume 91 Number 560, Pages 313–317, November and December 1945.
