Chapman B. Cox
American government official
About Chapman B. Cox
Born 1940.
Chapman Beecher Cox (born July 31, 1940) is an American politician who served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense from May 1984 to December 1985.
He was nominated by Ronald Reagan. He succeeded Lawrence J. Korb, and has also served as the Pentagon's Assistant Secretary for Force Management and Personnel. He previously served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs from June 1983 to June 1984.
Life Chapman Beecher Cox was born on July 31, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio. Chapman graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962. He then went to Harvard Law School and got a Juris Doctor degree. He has two children, and currently resides in Arlington, Virginia.
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