Primary Name: Fox, Jimmie

Filed as: Fox, Jimmie

Also known as: Chief Aanalahaash II

Occupation / Association: Taku Tlingit leader; community member of Douglas Island

Associated places: Douglas Island, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska

Keywords: Jimmie Fox, Chief Aanalahaash II, Taku Tlingit leadership, Douglas Island, Alaska, Tlingit leaders Southeast Alaska, Aanalahaash, Douglas Alaska Native history, Tlingit chiefs Alaska

Biography

Jimmie Fox was a resident of Douglas Island and a respected member of the Taku Tlingit community. He was married to Jennie Fox, and the couple had one daughter, Helen Fox.

Fox was reportedly known as one of the best-known and most respected Native leaders on Douglas Island during his lifetime.

Following the death of his uncle, Chief Aanalahaash, Fox succeeded him as Chief and became known as Chief Aanalahaash II of the Taku Tlingit.

His leadership reflected the continuation of traditional clan authority and the presence of Tlingit leadership within the growing mining community on Douglas Island during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Sources

Inventory and Survey of Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska.