Background
COX, Percy Zachariah was born on November 20, 1864. Youngest son of late Arthur Z. j Cox of Harwood Hall, Essex.
COX, Percy Zachariah was born on November 20, 1864. Youngest son of late Arthur Z. j Cox of Harwood Hall, Essex.
Harrow; Sandhurst.
Joined army, 1884; served with 2nd Battalion Cameronians till 1889. Joined Indian Staff Corps, 1889. Indian Political Department, 1890.
Vice-Consul Zaila, Somali Coast, 1893. Berbera, 1894-1895; Consul and Political Agent, Muscat, Arabia, 1899-1904. C.S.1.1909; His (or Her) Majesty’s Consul- ( General for Fars and Khuzistan, and Political Resident in the Persian Gulf since 1904.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of the Zoological Society. Clubs: Naval and Military, Royal Societies.
Outdoor sports, photography.