Charles James Fox BA (c. 1827 – 14 March 1903) was a newspaper editor and owner in Australia.

Little is known of his earlier life, but he was brought up as a Roman Catholic and graduated BA from St John's College, Oxford.^[1]

He emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia,^[when?] and married Mary Ann Toole on 31 October 1866.^[2]

He was Latin master at John Lorenzo Young's Adelaide Educational Institution from 1868^[3] to 1871^[4] or later.

Fox was involved in various Catholic lay organizations: he was hon. sec. of the committee to erect a memorial to Fr. J. N. Hinterocker SJ (c. 1820–1872)^[5] He succeeded Benjamin Hoare as editor of The Irish Harp and Farmers' Herald in January 1870.^[6] in which paper he notably criticised Bishop Sheil's excommunication of Mary MacKillop.^[7] and was ousted from the South Australian Catholic Association, of which he was president.^[8] and founding member.^[9] He retired as editor around August 1875.^[10] to concentrate on an agency he was running at 71 King William Street, Adelaide.^[11]

In 1883 he moved to Hobart, Tasmania, where he edited the Tasmanian Mail. He left for New South Wales in June 1888^[12]

He purchased the Northern Argus of Narrabri, New South Wales, which he ran as proprietor and editor. On 29 August 1890 fire destroyed the building, owned by a Mr. Spencer, and its contents, all of which were owned by Fox: a steam engine and two presses, good quality type and consumables.^[13] Despite rumors, an inquest found no evidence of arson. Fox had a court case pending in which he was being sued for publishing a libel.^[14]

He was appointed editor of the Cairns Argus in May 1899,^[15] and was still editor in February 1903, when he sprained his ankle as the result of a fall and was hospitalised in Townsville. He died there a week later.

Sir Frank Fox (born 10 August 1874), author and editor of The Lone Hand (and much else) was a son.