Oscar Cox (lawyer)

Oscar Sydney Cox (December 3, 1905 October 4, 1966) was an American lawyer and judge.[1]

Cox attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned two degrees from Yale University Bachelor of Philosophy (1927) and a Bachelor of Laws (1929). He was associated with the well-known law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York City. From 1934 to 1938, Cox served as assistant corporation counsel for taxes. In 1938, he left New York City for a post with the United States Department of the Treasury. In 1941, Cox was appointed general counsel of the Lend-Lease Administration and the Office for Emergency Management (1941-1943).[1]

Cox was born on December 3, 1905, in Portland, Maine, to a Jewish family.[2] His son, Warren J. Cox (born 1935) is a well-known architect. Cox died on October 4, 1966, in Washington, D. C.[1]

References

  1. "Oscar S. Cox Papers". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. Peck, Abraham J.; Peck, Jean M. (2007). Maine's Jewish Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 110–. ISBN 9780738549651. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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