Cedric Cox

Cedric Cox (1913[1] – 1979 or later[2]) was a technician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Burnaby in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1957 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member.

He was born in Rossland, British Columbia. Cox worked as an industrial pattern maker in Trail and later worked for Heaps Engineering in Burnaby. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Cox married Eileen, the daughter of Ernest Winch. He was first elected to the assembly in a 1957 by-election held following his father-in-law's death and was reelected in 1960. Cox was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1963.[1]

Cox was criticized for accepting a trip to Cuba paid for by the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, which was believed to be funded by Fidel Castro's government.[3] With Dick Fidler, John Glenn and Charles Biesick, he contributed to Four Canadians Who Saw Cuba, which was published by the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in 1963.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies. 
  2. ^ "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. July 23, 1979. http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/32nd1st/32p_01s_790723p.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  3. ^ "Mr. Cox and Cuba". Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle: p. 6. January 24, 1963. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=phJMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452,3920780. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  4. ^ Four Canadians Who Saw Cuba. Fair Play for Cuba Committee. 1963. http://books.google.ca/books/about/Four_Canadians_Who_Saw_Cuba.html?id=cw8dHQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y. Retrieved 2011-12-22.