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Johnny Fox
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Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1992 – 17 March 1995 |
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Constituency | Wicklow |
Personal details | |
Born | County Wicklow, Ireland |
5 April 1948
Died | 17 March 1995 County Wicklow, Ireland |
(aged 46)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations |
Fianna Fáil (until 1992) |
Children | 2, including Mildred |
John Fox (5 April 1948 – 17 March 1995) was an Irish independent politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Wicklow. He was a member of the Church of Ireland.
A farmer before entering politics, he was elected a Fianna Fáil member for Greystones on Wicklow County Council. He resigned from Fianna Fáil in 1992 and he was elected to the 27th Dáil at the 1992 general election. After his death at the age of 46 in 1995, his Dáil seat was won by his daughter Mildred Fox, who was re-elected at the 1997 and 2002 general elections.
See also
- Families in the Oireachtas
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