It was named after Harry Fox however Arthur Murray may have introduced it.
There is no question but that the fox-trot was originated in the summer of 1914 by the vaudeville actor Harry Fox., in New York City, New York, United States of America [...] As part of his act [in the New York Theatre] Harry Fox was doing trotting steps to ragtime music, and people referred to his dance as "Fox's Trot." [from: The Complete Book of Ballroom Dancing by Richard M. Stephenson and Joseph Jaccarino.}
Because he was bored.
The Fox-Trot Craze - 1915 was released on: USA: 18 February 1915
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The cast of The Fox-Trot Craze - 1915 includes: Eddie Boland Ernest Shields
The cast of Fox Trot Finesse - 1915 includes: Sidney Drew as Ferdie Crosby
No Missouri Fox Trotters preform a Diagonal gait called the Fox Trot which is a form of ambling gait.
The dance was premiered in 1914. (Wikipedia)
Sidney Harry Fox died in 1930.
Harry Fox Agency was created in 1927.
Waltz, Jitterbug, Fox Trot.