George Cox (New South Wales politician)

George Cox
Personal details
Born	George Henry Cox (1824-10-18)18 October 1824 Mulgoa, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 November 1901(1901-11-21) (aged 77) Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Free Trade Party

George Henry Cox (18 October 1824 – 21 November 1901) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1863 and 1901. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1859.

Early life

Cox was the eldest son of George Cox a pioneer Sydney pastoralist and a grandson of William Cox who constructed the first road across the Blue Mountains. He was the nephew of Edward Cox, a member of the first Legislative Council and a cousin of Edward King Cox and Archibald Bell who also served in the New South Wales Parliament.[1] Cox was educated at The King's School, Parramatta and developed extensive pastoral interests in Dubbo, Mudgee, the Warrego River District and the Liverpool Plains.[1]

He was prominent in the synod of the Anglican Church of Australia, active in local Government in the Mudgee district and a foundation member of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.[2]

Colonial Parliament

Cox was elected as the representative for the seat of Wellington (County) in the first Legislative Assembly convened after the granting of responsible self-government in 1856.[3] He was subsequently re-elected unopposed at the 1858 colonial election,[4] but did not contest the 1859 election when the seat of Wellington (County) was abolished. He received a life appointment to the Legislative Council in 1863 and became an active supporter of the Free Trade Party.[5]

References

1. Teale, Ruth (1969). "Cox, George Henry (1824–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
2. Digby, Everard, ed. (1889). Australian men of mark (PDF). Vol. 1. Sydney: Charles F Maxwell. pp. 18–20. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
3. Green, Antony. "1856 Wellington (County)". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
4. Green, Antony. "1858 Wellington County". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
5. "Mr George Henry Cox (1824-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by First Election	Member for Wellington (County) 1856 – 1859	Succeeded by Seat Abolished