Richard Horton Cox

Background

Cox, Richard Horton was born on October 10, 1920 in Paia, Hawaii, United States. Son of Joel B. and Helen Cliford (Horton) Cox.

Education

Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1942. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1946.

Career

Supervisor rocket range, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1942-1946; civil engineer, McBryde Sugar Company, Eleele, Hawaii., 1946-1956; land manager, Alexander & Baldwin, Honolulu, 1956-1971; vice president, Alexander & Baldwin, Honolulu, 1971-1986; engineering consultant, Honolulu, since 1986.

Achievements

• Richard Horton Cox has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member State Commission on Water Resource Management, 1987-1994, 95-99. Fellow: American Society of Civil Engineers. Member: National Society of Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Married Hester Virginia Smith, December 12, 1942 (deceased August 12, 1995). Children: Millicent, Janet, Lydia, Evelyn, David, Samuel (deceased).

Father:

Joel B. Cox

Mother:

Helen Cliford (Horton) Cox

Spouse:

Hester Virginia Smith

child:

Lydia Cox

child:

Millicent Cox

child:

Janet Cox

child:

Evelyn Cox

child:

Samuel Cox (deceased)

child:

David Cox