Background
Cox was born in South Wales, was educated at Christ"s Hospital, and went to sea at the age of fourteen.
Cox was born in South Wales, was educated at Christ"s Hospital, and went to sea at the age of fourteen.
Christ"s Hospital.
He left his first ship at Auckland, New Zealand, however, and went into the banking business. After a few years he returned to Britain, but then sailed to Australia and settled in Sydney. He became chairman of Birt & Company and a director of the Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited.
He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1922.
Sir Edward Owen Cox died in Monte Carlo, aged 66, after an illness lasting several months.