Sir Edward Owen Cox (21 January 1866 – 30 July 1932) was a Welsh-born Australian businessman and politician.
Cox was born in Laugharne,[1] was educated at Christ's Hospital, and went to sea at the age of fourteen. He left his first ship at Auckland, New Zealand, however, and went into the banking business.[1] After a few years he returned to Britain, but then sailed to Australia and settled in Sydney. He became chairman of Birt & Co and a director of the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd.[1] He was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1922.[1][2]
For his war services, Cox was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1918 New Year Honours[3] and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the Dominion war honours of 1920.[4]
Cox died in Monte Carlo, aged 66, after an illness lasting several months.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Radi, Heather. "Cox, Sir Edward John Owen (1866–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Sir Edward Owen Cox (1866-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Order of the British Empire". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 March 1918. p. 13. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Honours List". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via Trove.
- Obituary, The Times, 1 August 1932
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