George R. Cox

George R. Cox (January 7, 1932 – August 11, 1969) was an American politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life

George R. Cox was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on January 7, 1932, and graduated from Cheyenne High School. He attended both the University of Michigan and the University of Wyoming. He married Pat, with whom he had two children.

Career Wyoming House of Representatives

Cox was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives from one of Laramie County's six seats with the Democratic nomination in the 1962 election. He won reelection in the 1964 election and served four terms in the state house.

Local politics

Cox served as a member of the zoning board in Cheyenne in the 1960s. He was Cheyenne's second-youngest mayor at the time. He died from heart stoppage due to a blocked artery at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington County, Virginia, on August 11, 1969.

Electoral history