William Cox (pioneer)

William Cox
William Cox
	Portrait of William Cox, 1830, by Charles Rodius
Born	19 December 1764; Wimborne, Dorset, England
Died	15 March 1837 (aged 72); Windsor, Colony of New South Wales
Burial place	St Matthew's Church, Windsor
Monuments	Cox's Road; Stained glass window in St Andrew's Cathedral; The Mount York Obelisk;
Education	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Occupation(s)	Soldier; explorer; engineer; pioneer
Known for	Construction of a navigable passage and road over the Blue Mountains
Spouses	Rebecca Upjohn; (m. 1789; dec'd. 1819); Anna Blachford; (m. 1821);
Parents	William Cox (father); Jane Reeks (mother);
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1795 – c. 1807
Rank	First lieutenant
Unit	117th Regiment of Foot; (1795–96); 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot; (1796–97); New South Wales Corps; (1797-c. 1807);

William Cox (19 December 1764 – 15 March 1837) was an English soldier, known as an explorer, road builder and pioneer in the early period of British settlement of Australia.

William Cox
Portrait of William Cox, 1830, by Charles Rodius
Born	(1764-12-19)19 December 1764 Wimborne, Dorset, England
Died	15 March 1837(1837-03-15) (aged 72) Windsor, Colony of New South Wales
Burial place	St Matthew's Church, Windsor
Monuments	Cox's Road Stained glass window in St Andrew's Cathedral The Mount York Obelisk
Education	Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Occupation(s)	Soldier; explorer; engineer; pioneer
Known for	Construction of a navigable passage and road over the Blue Mountains
Spouses	Rebecca Upjohn (m. 1789; dec'd. 1819) Anna Blachford (m. 1821)
Parents	William Cox (father) Jane Reeks (mother)

Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1795 – c. 1807
Rank	First lieutenant
Unit	117th Regiment of Foot (1795–96) 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (1796–97) New South Wales Corps (1797-c. 1807)