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William Robert Cox
Sir William Robert Cox
Born	2 January 1922; Lancashire, UK
Died	27 June 1981 (aged 69)
Education	Christ's College, Cambridge
Occupation	Civil servant

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Sir William Robert Cox, KCB (2 January 1922 – 27 June 1981) was a British civil servant.

Cox attended Christ's College, Cambridge, before he entered HM Civil Service in 1941. He served in the Foreign Office before transferring to the Ministry of Town and Country Planning in 1950, which subsequently became the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. There he worked on regional planning and the reforms to the planning system of the 1960s. He was Director-General of HM Prison Service from 1970 to 1973 and then in 1974 became Deputy Chief Executive of the Property Services Agency (PSA).^[1] Later in 1974, he was appointed Chief Executive of the PSA and Second Permanent Secretary at the Department of the Environment, serving until his retirement on health grounds in 1981;^[1]^[2] he died on 27 June that year.^[1] He had been appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1976.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Sir Robert Cox", The Times (London), 2 July 1981, p. 14. Gale CS236947682.
^ ^a ^b "Sir Robert Cox", The Daily Telegraph, 2 July 1981, p. 16. Gale IO0702407070

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[times-1] "Sir Robert Cox", The Times (London), 2 July 1981, p. 14. Gale CS236947682.

[:0-2] "Sir Robert Cox", The Daily Telegraph, 2 July 1981, p. 16. Gale IO0702407070

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+'''Sir William Robert Cox''', [[Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath|KCB]] (2 January 1922 – 27 June 1981) was a British civil servant.
-Born on 2 January 1922, Cox attended [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], before he entered [[Civil Service (United Kingdom)|HM Civil Service]] in 1941. He served in the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign Office]] before transferring to the [[Ministry of Town and Country Planning]] in 1950, which subsequently became the [[Ministry of Housing and Local Government]]. There he worked on [[regional planning]] and the [[Town and Country Planning Act 1968|reforms to the planning system]] of the 1960s. He was Director-General of [[Her Majesty's Prison Service|HM Prison Service]] from 1970 to 1973 and then in 1974 became Deputy Chief Executive of the [[Property Services Agency]] (PSA).<ref name="times" /> Later in 1974, he was appointed Chief Executive of the PSA and Second [[Permanent secretary|Permanent Secretary]] at the [[Department of the Environment (United Kingdom)|Department of the Environment]], serving until his retirement on health grounds in 1981;<ref name="times" /><ref name=":0">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 2 July 1981, p. 16. {{Gale|IO0702407070}}</ref> he died on 27 June that year.<ref name="times">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Times]]'' (London), 2 July 1981, p. 14. {{Gale|CS236947682}}.</ref> He had been appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1976.<ref name=":0">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 2 July 1981, p. 16. {{Gale|IO0702407070}}</ref>
+Cox attended [[Christ's College, Cambridge]], before he entered [[Civil Service (United Kingdom)|HM Civil Service]] in 1941. He served in the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign Office]] before transferring to the [[Ministry of Town and Country Planning]] in 1950, which subsequently became the [[Ministry of Housing and Local Government]]. There he worked on [[regional planning]] and the [[Town and Country Planning Act 1968|reforms to the planning system]] of the 1960s. He was Director-General of [[Her Majesty's Prison Service|HM Prison Service]] from 1970 to 1973 and then in 1974 became Deputy Chief Executive of the [[Property Services Agency]] (PSA).<ref name="times" /> Later in 1974, he was appointed Chief Executive of the PSA and Second [[Permanent secretary|Permanent Secretary]] at the [[Department of the Environment (United Kingdom)|Department of the Environment]], serving until his retirement on health grounds in 1981;<ref name="times" /><ref name=":0">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 2 July 1981, p. 16. {{Gale|IO0702407070}}</ref> he died on 27 June that year.<ref name="times">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Times]]'' (London), 2 July 1981, p. 14. {{Gale|CS236947682}}.</ref> He had been appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1976.<ref name=":0">"Sir Robert Cox", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 2 July 1981, p. 16. {{Gale|IO0702407070}}</ref>
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+[[Category:Civil servants in the Ministry of Housing and Local Government]]
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