Major George Bernard Cox | |
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Born | 31 July 1886
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Died | 20 October 1978[4] | (aged 92)
Occupation | Architect |
Major George Bernard Cox FRIBA (31 July 1886 – 20 October 1978) was a British architect and co-founder with Arthur Harrison of Harrison and Cox. He primarily designed Roman Catholic churches.
He was born on 31 July 1886 in Birmingham, the son of George Henry Cox (1854-1893) and Mary Elizabeth Cox (1855-1931). He married Mary Hopwood, eldest daughter of T.W. Hopwood of Lea Hall, Handsworth on 1 July 1914 in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Their son, Lieutenant Christopher P.B. Cox, R.A. was killed in action in Burma in 1944 aged 23. [5]
From the Artists Rifles O.T.C. he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Yorkshire Regiment on 5 September 1916 [6] and then the Corps of Royal Engineers in November 1917. [7] He also served in the Second World War.
He formed a partnership with Arthur Harrison sometime in the first decade of the 20th century, and this partnership survived until Arthur Harrison's death in 1922. The business continued under the name Harrison & Cox.
He retired in 1967 aged 80 [8] and died on 20 October 1978 at Huntspill, The Parks, Minehead and left an estate valued at £262,772.
Major George Bernard Cox | |
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Born | 31 July 1886
[1]
[2] |
Died | 20 October 1978[4] | (aged 92)
Occupation | Architect |
Major George Bernard Cox FRIBA (31 July 1886 – 20 October 1978) was a British architect and co-founder with Arthur Harrison of Harrison and Cox. He primarily designed Roman Catholic churches.
He was born on 31 July 1886 in Birmingham, the son of George Henry Cox (1854-1893) and Mary Elizabeth Cox (1855-1931). He married Mary Hopwood, eldest daughter of T.W. Hopwood of Lea Hall, Handsworth on 1 July 1914 in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Their son, Lieutenant Christopher P.B. Cox, R.A. was killed in action in Burma in 1944 aged 23. [5]
From the Artists Rifles O.T.C. he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Yorkshire Regiment on 5 September 1916 [6] and then the Corps of Royal Engineers in November 1917. [7] He also served in the Second World War.
He formed a partnership with Arthur Harrison sometime in the first decade of the 20th century, and this partnership survived until Arthur Harrison's death in 1922. The business continued under the name Harrison & Cox.
He retired in 1967 aged 80 [8] and died on 20 October 1978 at Huntspill, The Parks, Minehead and left an estate valued at £262,772.