Herbert Henry Cox
Herbert Henry Cox (1867-1955) M.I.Mech.E., Mechanical Engineer (Speciality, Marine)
1867 Born in Falmouth son of Henry Herbert Cox, ship owner
Served apprenticeship at Marine Engineering at Falmouth in Cox and Co.'s Yard
1888 Joined I Mech E as graduate member.
1889 Improver at Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow.
1890 Address: care of J. McLean, 20 Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow.
1891 Junior partner, Cox and Co
1891-1918 Manager and Managing Director at Cox and Co., Engineers and Shipbuilders, Falmouth, Cornwall
1896 Became a member of I Mech E, of 17 Wodehouse Terrace, Falmouth.
1899 Married at Reading to Kate Cosway
1911 Living at 22 Florence Terrace, Falmouth: Herbert Henry Cox (age 42 born Falmouth), Mechanical Engineer and Managing Director, Marine Engineer and Shipbuilders, with his wife Kate 42 and Ronald Blatch Cox 7.[1]
WWI Fitting out trawlers, etc., with guns also several mystery ships; repairs to numerous torpedoed vessels: etc.
1922 Living in Limpley Stoke
1924 Resigned from I Mech E
1955 Died in Weston super Mare[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineer records