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Henry "Harry" Fox (30 September 1856 – on or after 30 August 1888) was an English gentleman who was a sportsman and adventurer. He played cricket and rugby for his county, and began climbing mountains in the mid-1880s. He was part of the Fox family of Wellington, Somerset, and was a partner in the family business, Fox Brothers, a prominent textile manufacturer. He was born and lived at Tone Dale House. Fox played and financed cricket and rugby in Somerset; he played cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1877 to 1882, and remained as a vice-president of the club until his death. He founded Wellington Rugby Football Club in 1874, and was an administrator and captain of the Somerset Rugby Football Union. After retiring as a rugby player, he continued to take part as an umpire. In 1884 he started mountaineering, and within two years he was well-known in the mountain climbing community, and a well-regarded alpine explorer. In 1888, he travelled with William Frederick Donkin to the Caucasus Mountains in the Russian Empire in a bid to be the first people to climb Koshtan-Tau, but the pair, along with their Swiss guides, died in an accident. ==Early life and sporting exploits== Henry Fox was born on 30 September 1856 as the second son of Dillworth Crewdson and Mary Augusta. He was educated at Sherborne School, and was part of the Fox family which owned Fox Brothers, of which he became a partner. In 1874, he founded Wellington Rugby Football Club,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historical Rugby Milestones 1870s )〕 and three years later he was the honorary secretary, treasurer and captain of the Somerset county rugby football team upon its formation. He was captain in both 1877 and 1878, playing as a three-quarter back, and remained secretary and treasurer until 1882. He remained in the game after his retirement from playing as an umpire, officiating in his final match in 1887, between Somerset and Yorkshire.〔 As well as rugby, he also played cricket for his county, first appearing for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1877 during a match against Wiltshire. He tended to play as a lower-order batsmen for the county, for whom his highest score against county opposition was 42 runs, made against Kent in 1881, prior to Somerset's elevation to first-class status. In June 1882, he was part of the Somerset team that competed in first-class cricket for the first time, losing by an innings and 157 runs to Lancashire; Fox scored no runs in either innings, and did not bowl. He made two further first-class appearances that season, and did not appear for Somerset again, due to business engagements. In all, he scored sixteen runs in first-class matches for Somerset at an average of 2.66.〔 Despite retiring as a player, Fox continued to provide financial support to the cricket club, and remained a vice-president until his death.〔 Fox was also a keen mountaineer; having started mountain climbing in 1884, he joined the Alpine Club the following year. He received instruction initially from William Woodman Graham and then William Cecil Slingsby.〔 According to an article in ''The Times'', he was well regarded by his peers as "a climber of great skill and daring". He was a very experienced alpine climber, and often climbed without guides, ascending Aiguille du Dru, Fletschhorn, Ober Gabelhorn amongst others in this fashion. With guides, he climbed some of the toughest mountains in the Alps, such as the Matterhorn and the Eiger.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Fox (sportsman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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