About Owen Cox
Lived 1866 – 1932 (aged 66). Owen Cox was an Australian politician and businessperson.
Sir Edward Owen Cox (21 January 1866 – 30 July 1932) was a Welsh-born Australian businessman and politician.
Cox was born in Laugharne, 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.
For his war services, Cox was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1918 New Year Honours and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the Dominion war honours of 1920.
Cox died in Monte Carlo, aged 66, after an illness lasting several months.
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Who was Owen Cox?
Australian politician (1866–1932)
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Owen Cox was born on 21 January 1866.
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Owen Cox died on 30 July 1932.
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Owen Cox was a politician and businessperson.
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Owen Cox was Australian.
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