Background
Cox, William Jackson was born on January 24, 1921 in Valeria, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Lee and Ora Ethel (Lawson) Cox.
Cox, William Jackson was born on January 24, 1921 in Valeria, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Lee and Ora Ethel (Lawson) Cox.
Student, University Cincinnati, 1940. Student, George Washington University, Washington, 1946. Student, University Maryland overseas extension, London, 1953.
Student, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, 1957. D.Div. (honorary), Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, 1974. D.Div. (honorary), Episcopal Theological Seminary Kentucky, Lexington, 1980.
President, general manager, McCook Broadcasting Company, McCook, Nebraska, 1947-1949; rector, Church of the Holy Cross, Cumberland, Maryland., 1957-1972; suffragan bishop Maryland, Episcopal Church, Frederick, Maryland., 1972-1980; assistant bishop Oklahoma, Episcopal Church, Tulsa, since 1980. President Appalachian Peoples Service Organisation, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1974-1980. Chairman Standing Committee on the Church in Small Communities, New York City, 1976-1982.
President, Nursing Home Board of Allegany County, Cumberland, Maryland, 1965-1972. President Episcopal Ministries to the Aging, Baltimore, 1973-1980. Served to lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1942-1946, 1949-1954.
European Theatre of Operations.
Married Betty Drake, December 20, 1941. Children— Sharon Lee, William Richard, Michael Colin.