Background
Cox, Lester Lee was born on November 6, 1922 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Lester Edmund and Mildred Belle (Lee) Cox.
Cox, Lester Lee was born on November 6, 1922 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of Lester Edmund and Mildred Belle (Lee) Cox.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Westminster College, 1944; Doctor of Laws, Westminster College, 1974; postgraduate, United States Military Academy, 1944-1946; Master of Business Administration, Drury College, 1965.
President, Springfield television, Inc. (KYTV), 1952-1979;
President, Knights of Columbus Air Conditioning, North Kansas City, 1968-1985;
President,, Mid-Continent Telecasting, Inc. (KOAM-television), Pittsburg, Kansas, 1958-1985;
President,, Pittsburg Broadcasting Company (KOAM).
President, Ozark Motor & Supply Company, Springfield, Modern Tractor & SupplyCo. Vice chairman Trans World Airlines. (retired); chairman Ozark Air Lines, 1972-1986.
Member Missouri Board Health, 1968-1973, past chairman. Member Commission on Higher Education for Missouri, 1977-1983. President Ozark Empire council Boy Scouts American, 1960.
Chairman board Lester E. Cox Medical Center. Board directors Westminster College, 1949-1979, Drury College, 1965-1979, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946, to.
Captain 1951-1953. Member Central States Shrine Association (president 1970) Clubs: Hickory Hills Country. Lodges: Masons, Shriners.
Married Claudine Viola Barrett, January 19, 1946. 1 son, Lester Barrett.