Background
He was born in Mulgoa to pastoralist Edward Cox, who would also serve in the New South Wales Parliament, and Jane Maria Brooks.
He was born in Mulgoa to pastoralist Edward Cox, who would also serve in the New South Wales Parliament, and Jane Maria Brooks.
He studied sheep breeding in Britain and Europe and in 1855 took charge of his father"s properties.
In 1874 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until his death in Mulgoa in 1883.