8 7 4 – 1 9 0 5 ▁Howard ▁Fox , ▁son ▁of ▁Alfred ▁Fox ▁ ▁Medicine ▁and ▁S urg ery ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁sur ge ons ▁and ▁phys icians , ▁some ▁based ▁in ▁Fal mouth . ▁The ▁most ▁distinguished ▁of ▁these ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁Edward ▁Long ▁Fox ▁( 1 7 6 2 – 1 8 3 5 ), ▁lun atic ▁as yl um ▁propriet or ▁at ▁Br is ling ton ▁and ▁developer ▁of ▁West on - super - M are ▁as ▁a ▁sea - b ath ing ▁resort . ▁He ▁married ▁twice ▁and ▁had ▁ 1 5 ▁daughters ▁and ▁ 8 ▁sons . ▁He ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁another ▁Edward ▁Long ▁Fox ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 9 0 2 ), ▁in ▁whose ▁name ▁an ▁annual ▁public ▁lecture ▁has ▁been ▁end owed , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Br istol . ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Comp an ion ▁to ▁Medicine ▁states ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 1 ▁do ctors ▁in ▁the ▁Fox ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁his ▁journal ▁for ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Bar cl ay ▁Fox ▁records ▁his ▁enthus i astic ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁for ▁Pen ry n ▁& ▁Fal mouth , ▁Edward ▁John ▁H utch ins , ▁his ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁reform ed ▁elect oral ▁process ▁and ▁his ▁delight ▁at ▁victory . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁Corn ish ▁MP s ▁to ▁support ▁E wart