| Albert Cox | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 1, 1883 Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
| Died |
April 15, 1965 (aged 81) Goldsboro, North Carolina | ||
| Occupation | Attorney | ||
| |||
Albert Lyman Cox (December 1, 1883 – April 15, 1965) was an attorney, state legislator, state judge, and U.S. Army major general.[1]
Early years[]
Albert Lyman Cox was born on December 1, 1883 in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father was Confederate general, judge, and U.S. congressman William Ruffin Cox, son of state senator Thomas Cox of Washington County and grandson of English-born Thomas Cox, a seafaring man, and of Margaret Cheshire Cox of Edenton.[1] His mother Fannie Augusta Lyman Cox was the daughter of Right Reverend Theodore Benedict Lyman, Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina from 1881 to 1893.[1]
College athletics[]
Cox was an All-Southern college football end for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina.[2][3][4][5] He was also a member of the baseball and track teams. At UNC, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.[4]
First World War[]
He was the first commander of the 113th Field Artillery Regiment during the First World War.[6]
Political career[]
In 1909, Cox served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and was a Democrat. In 1916, Cox was appointed North Carolina state superior judge.[1]
Personal[]
In November 1909, Cox married Miss Arabel Parker Nash of Tarboro.[7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elizabeth Davis Reid (1979). "Cox, Albert Lyman". http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uOw2NGKOnJsJ:ncpedia.org/biography/cox-albert-lyman&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1.
- ↑ John L. DeSaulles (1902). "Southern Foot Ball". p. 111.
- ↑ "Sigma Alpha Epsilon In Football". p. 5. https://books.google.com/books?id=zAQTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP23&lpg=PP23#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Who's Who In S.A.E.. p. 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=ei4UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 750. https://books.google.com/books?id=rCwzG7qDUx4C&pg=PA751&lpg=PA751#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ "Major General Albert Lyman Cox". http://www.homeofheroes.com/myhero/Major_General_Albert_Lyman_Cox1.html.
- ↑ "Alumni Benedicts". The Charlotte News. November 26, 1909. p. 6. http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2188873/the_charlotte_news/. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
External links[]
- Albert Lyman Cox at Find a Grave
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