Charles Winnans Cox
| Charlie Cox | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1948–1951 |
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| Preceded by | Garfield Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Clare Mapledoram |
| Constituency | Fort William |
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In office 1934–1943 |
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| Preceded by | Donald McDonald Hogarth |
| Succeeded by | Fred Robinson |
| Constituency | Port Arthur |
| Mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario | |
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In office 1934-1948, 1952 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 7, 1882 Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario |
| Died | March 28, 1958 (aged 75) Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Timber contractor |
| Portfolio | Minister without Portfolio (1936-1937) |
Charles Winnans Cox (July 7, 1882 - March 28, 1958) was a politician and timber contractor in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Port Arthur from 1934 to 1943 and the riding of Fort William from 1948 to 1951. He was a member of Mitchell Hepburn's cabinet from 1936 to 1937. He also served as mayor of Port Arthur, Ontario from 1934 to 1948 and again in 1952.
He was born on a farm in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario and worked as a farm and ranch hand near Nanton, Alberta. In about 1908 he moved to Port Arthur, Ontario. He became one of the largest timber contractors in the Thunder Bay region, then branched into general contracting.
He was elected as a councillor of Port Arthur in 1932, and became mayor in 1934. He served as mayor until 1948, being re-elected for 15 years.
A supporter of the Conservative Party while they were in power, he sought the Liberal nomination for Port Arthur riding for the June 1934 provincial election, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario with 58.9% of the votes cast. Liberal Premier Mitchell Hepburn named him to cabinet as a minister without portfolio in December 1936.
Any chances of remaining a cabinet minister vanished in February 1937 when one of his love affairs went sour, and a 32-year-old teacher threw acid at him, scarring his handsome face and impairing the sight in his left eye. The scandal did not hurt him locally, and he was re-elected in the October 1937 election, but not re-appointed to cabinet.
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