Cyril James Fox (1889 – November 16, 1946) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...

. He represented St. John's East in the

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Bu ...

from 1919 on. He was born in St. John's and educated at

Saint Bonaventure's College St. Bonaventure's College (commonly called St. Bon's) is an independent kindergarten to grade 12 Roman Catholic Church, Catholic School in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located in the St. John's Ecclesiastical District, adj ...

. Fox studied law with William R. Warren and was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1916. He served as speaker for the Newfoundland assembly from 1924 to 1928. Fox retired from politics and returned to his law practice in 1928. He was named a

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in the same year. In 1944, he was named a justice in the Newfoundland Supreme Court. Fox served as the first chairman for the

Newfoundland National Convention The Newfoundland National Convention of 1946 to 1948 was a forum established to decide the constitutional future of Newfoundland. Nominations On 11 December 1945 the British Government announced that there would be an election to a national c ...

but died suddenly before the end of the convention. Fox married Mary Cashin, the daughter of Michael Patrick Cashin.

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* 1889 births 1946 deaths Dominion of Newfoundland judges Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Speakers of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 20th-century King's Counsel {{Newfoundland-politician-stub