Kelvin "Kel" Morgan Fox

Legislative Resolution

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Biographical Information

The following is from the Legislative death resolution:

The Honorable Kel Fox passed away on May 15, 1998, at the age of eighty-five.

Born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1912, Kel Fox moved with his family to Arizona in 1922 where his family established the Foxboro Summer Camp near Sedona.  As a rancher and farmer, he served as president of both the Yavapai and Coconino Cattle Growers Associations and was active in the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and the Arizona Game Protective League.  He also was active in the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco Press Club.

Known as a gentleman and a scholar, Kel Fox graduated cum laude from Princeton with a baccalaureate degree in history in 1935.  He later attended the University of Arizona where he received a doctorate degree in agricultural sciences.  During World War II, he ably served his country in the United States Coast Guard.

In 1939, Kel Fox embarked on more than fifty years of public service to the State of Arizona through his efforts as executive secretary for Governor R.T. Jones.  He was subsequently elected to both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate, serving from 1946 to 1954.  As a legislator, Kel Fox was a main force behind the construction of Interstate 17 and providing rural counties with electricity.  In addition to his outstanding legislative service, Kel Fox also served the state as a member of numerous commissions and boards, including Water Quality Control, the State Board of Appeals, and Watershed Management.

Military Experience

U.S. Coast Guard, World War II veteran:  "During WWII, he worked in the OWI [Office of War Information] in Washington and San Francisco.  He was a member of the Coast Guard Reserve."  ("Kelvin Morgan Fox '35."  Princeton Alumni Weekly, September 9, 1998)

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet, parents:  Frederick Pierce and Josephine (Morgan) Fox, full name: obituary:  "Kelvin Morgan Fox '35."  Princeton Alumni Weekly, September 9, 1998; Death: DOB:  obituary, POB:  last residence from SSDI