Arthur Cox
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| Senator | |
| In office 22 July 1954 – 22 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
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| Born | (1891-07-25)25 July 1891 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 11 June 1965(1965-06-11) (aged 73) Monze, Zambia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Brigid O'Higgins
(m. 1930; died 1961) |
| Education | Belvedere College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
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Arthur Conor Joseph Cox (25 July 1891 – 11 June 1965) was an Irish solicitor, politician and priest.[1]
Cox was born 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 practiced 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 1930, 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]
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