William Hopkinson Cox
| William H. Cox | |
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In office December 10, 1907 – December 12, 1911 |
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| 30th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
| Governor | Augustus E. Willson |
| Preceded by | William P. Thorne |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. McDermott |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
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October 22, 1856 Maysville, Kentucky |
| Died | October 13, 1950 (aged 93) Mason County, Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan E. Farrow |
| Religion | Episcopal |
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William Hopkinson Cox (October 22, 1856 – October 13, 1950) was an American politician, who served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1907 to 1911, under Governor Augustus E. Willson.
William Cox was born October 22, 1856 in Maysville, Kentucky. He was the son of William Hopkinson and Elizabeth R. (Newman) Cox. He was of Norman ancestry – his family name originally being DeCaux – and was a descendent of William the Conqueror. His paternal grandfather, George Cox, immigrated from London, England in 1817 and founded a dry goods store in Maysville, Kentucky in 1819.
Cox was educated in the private schools of Maysville. He began working in the family store at age fifteen, and he and his brother George assumed operation of the store when their father died in 1885. In 1904, the brothers sold the successful business to the firm of D. Hunt and Son. In 1889, Cox became president of the State National Bank in Maysville, holding this position until 1901. He was also director of the Electric Light and Gas Company for a time.
Cox took an active part in the development of Maysville, financing the construction of the Cox Building in that city. He also owned a housing terrace on Market Street between Third and Fourth Streets in Maysville, which became known as the Cox Block of Maysville.
In 1880, Cox married Susan E. Farrow, niece of the Chief Justice Peters of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. They had one daughter, Roberta Stockton (Cox) Wheat. Cox and his wife were faithful adherents of the Episcopal church.
For seven years, Cox served on the Maysville City Council, presiding over the Council for five of those years. In 1888, he was chosen as the Republican nominee for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but he declined the nomination. In November 1893, Cox was elected mayor of the city of Maysville. He was the first mayor of the city elected under the new Kentucky Constitution of 1891.
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