Career
He represented 2nd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1928 to 1950 as a Liberal. He was the son of Julian Cox and Jane Ellen Jeffs. Cox was married three times: to Margaret Florence MacLaine in 1905, then to Lottie A. MacLaine and finally to Katherine M. Pratt.
Cox also owned a lobster factory and operated a farm near Morell.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He served in the province"s Executive Council as a minister without portfolio from 1948 to 1950.
Cox died in office in 1950.
