Tom Fox (Quaker)

Tom Fox
Tom Fox with some children
Born
Thomas William Fox

(1951-07-07)July 7, 1951
Chattanooga, Tennessee[1]
DiedMarch 9, 2006(2006-03-09) (aged 54)
Baghdad, Iraq
OccupationPeace activist
ChildrenKatherine

Thomas William Fox (July 7, 1951 – March 9, 2006) was an American Quaker peace activist, affiliated with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Iraq. He was kidnapped by Islamists on November 26, 2005, in Baghdad along with three other CPT activists, leading to the 2005–2006 Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis. His body was found on March 9, 2006.

  1. ^ Kember, Norman (2010). Hostage in Iraq. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-0-232-52828-2.