Sir Richard Cox, 2nd Baronet explained

Sir Richard Cox, 2nd Baronet (1702–1766) was an Irish baronet.[1]

He was born on 23 November 1702,[2] the grandson of lawyer and judge, Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet;[3] and educated at Oxford University. He was Sheriff of Cork City in 1742. Sir Richard Cox (1702-1766) was the son of Richard Cox (1677-1725) and Susanna French, (died 1716). He married Catherine, daughter of George Evans. The son of Sir Richard Cox (1702-1766) was [4] Sir Michael Cox, 3rd Baronet who was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1767 to 1772.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524408#page/n257/mode/2up Complete Baronetage
  2. http://www.thepeerage.com/p14775.htm#i147746 thePeerage.com
  3. http://genloc.com/JesseCox/Pictures/SirRichard.jpg Genloc
  4. Cox family tree of John R. Barberie
  5. "Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860