William Cox

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People named William Cox include:

  • William Cox (governor) (born 1936), known as Bill Cox, Governor of the state of Tasmania, Australia
  • William Cox (athletics) (1904–1996), United States Olympic medallist
  • William Cox (pioneer) (1764–1837), constructor of the road across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia
  • William R. Cox (1832–1919), Confederate general in the United States Civil War, later Secretary of the United States Senate
  • William Sitgreaves Cox (1790–1874), court-martialled acting third lieutenant on the USS Chesapeake (1799)
  • William Cox (UK politician) (1817–1889), Member of Parliament for Finsbury 1857–59, 1861–65
  • William Robert Cox (1901–1988), prolific writer of short stories and Western and Mystery novels mainly for the pulp and paperback markets
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