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Alfred W. Cox
Alfred William Cox (born Liverpool, England, 1857, died London, England 4 May 1919) was a racehorse owner and breeder. He was the son of a wealthy Scottish cotton broker, Alexander Robb Cox, and Margaret Lockhart Greenshields. His father Alexander was a director and partner in the firm of Cox, McEuon which dealt in jute, flax and hemp. The family bought the Hafod Elwy Estate in North Wales in 1864 for a holiday home and the estate remained in the possession of the family until 1987. About 1877 when Alfie failed to pass into The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich he was sent off to Australia where he tried his hand at farming. In 1881 he visited his uncle Henry Cox in Birkenhead. He was considered to be quite a determined person. In 1884, Alfie obtained a share in a mine at Broken Hill playing cards with George McCulloch (mine owner), George McCulloch. Following the discovery of silver he became a wealthy man and returned to London, where he indulged his love of horse racing as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred William Cox, Vanity Fair, 1910-06-29
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