Leonard Albert Fox (March 29, 1943 – October 8, 2018) was a businessman and politician in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1991 to 1996 as a

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and then Reform Party member. He was born in

Telkwa, British Columbia Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly southeast of the town of Smithers and west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada. History Settlement in the area began around 1904 in a townsi ...

and was educated there and in

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. In 1958, Fox moved to

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and apprenticed as a watch maker and

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. After completing his training, he moved to Vanderhoof, where he played

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for the

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. Fox was a school trustee and served as chairman of the school board. He served three consecutive terms as mayor of Vanderhoof, beginning in November 1981. On March 14, 1994, he joined the Reform Party caucus in the provincial assembly. After leaving provincial politics, Fox was elected mayor again in 1999, serving until 2008.

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