Arthur Cox (lawyer)
Arthur Cox | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1891 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 11 June 1965 (aged 73) Monze, Zambia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Brigid O'Higgins
(m. 1940; died 1961) |
| Education | Belvedere College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Arthur Conor Joseph Cox (25 July 1891 – 11 June 1965) was an Irish solicitor, politician and priest.[1]
Cox was born on 25 July 1891 in Dublin, to Michael Cox, a medical doctor, and Elizabeth Cox (née Nolan).[2]
He studied at Belvedere College and University College Dublin (UCD), where he graduated in 1913.[1] As a student at UCD, he served as Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1912 to 1913.[3] During his time at university he came to know many who later took leading positions in the Irish Free State.
From 1915 onwards, he practised as a solicitor in Ireland, and in 1920 established the legal firm which still bears his name.[1]
He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 8th Seanad in 1954.[4] He lost his seat at the 1957 Seanad election.[4]
In 1940, he married Brigid O'Higgins (née Cole), the widow of his friend Kevin O'Higgins.[2] She died in 1961, and he was ordained a priest in 1963.[2] He went on a mission to Zambia where he died in a motor accident in 1965.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Beesley, Arthur (10 March 2015). "An Irishman's Diary on Arthur Cox – solicitor, senator and priest". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Boylan, Shaun. "Cox, Arthur Conor Joseph". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Meenan, James (1955). Centenary History of the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin, 1855–1955. A. & A. Farmar; 2nd edition (15 Oct. 2004). ISBN 1899047867.
- ^ a b "Arthur Cox". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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