Arthur Brooks Cox (1866–1924)
The death has occurred, at Jersey, Channel Islands, of Dr. Arthur Brooks Cox, son of the late Dr. James C. Cox, and a well-known figure in Sydney for many years.
Dr. Arthur Cox, who had lived in retirement in Jersey for some years, was a dental surgeon in Sydney, practising his profession in Macquarie-street. He was also a qualified doctor.
His widow was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. Alexander Campbell, of Rosemont, Woollahra, and is a sister of Brigadier General Gerald Campbell, of The Dell, Moss Vale; Mr. Murray Campbell, of Darling Point; and Sir Gordon Campbell, of London. Dr. Cox has left two children—Valerie and Nigel. Mr. Nigel Cox is in the British Navy.
Dr. Cox's father, the late Dr. James Cox, was a prominent figure in Sydney, and took an active part in the social and scientific life of the community for many years. One of his daughters, Millicent, married the Earl of Lindsay, who was A.D.C. to the Marquess of Lincolnshire (then Lord Carrington) when the latter was Governor of New South Wales.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marries Laura Richmond Campbell, Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 October 1894, p 845
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cox, Laura Richmond (wife)
- Cox, Margaret Wharton (mother)
- Cox, James Charles (father)
- Cox, Mary Frances (stepmother)
- Cox, Emma Sarah (stepmother)
- Campbell, Alexander (father-in-law)
- Lindsey, Lady (sister)
- MacLachlan, Elinor Mary (sister)
- Galletly, Margaret May (sister)
- Livingstone-Learmonth, Marcia Lilian (sister)
- Cox, James Wharton (brother)
- Cox, Oswald Maclellan (brother)
- Cox, Allaster Edward (half-brother)
- Gibbes, Frederick Charles (stepbrother)
- Campbell, Gerald Ross (brother-in-law)
- Cox, Edward King (uncle)
- Cox, Richard William (uncle)
- Cox, Jane Maria (grandmother)
- Cox, Edward (grandfather)
Citation details
'Cox, Arthur Brooks (1866–1924)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/cox-arthur-brooks-23799/text32674, accessed 8 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
9 August,
1924
(aged 57)
Jersey,
Channel Islands
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