1349 Robert Cox

Constituency : Edinburgh  South  1895-9 ( Liberal  Unionist )

Robert  won  Edinburgh  South  for  the  Liberal  Unionists, defeating  Herbert  Paul  by  97  votes  in  a  seat  they  had  not  previously  held.

Robert  was  educated  at  Loretto  School, St  Andrews  University  and  Edinburgh  University. He was  a  glu  and  gelatine  manufacturer. He  later  moved  into  motor  carriages. He  was  involved in local  politics  in  Edinburgh. He  contested  Kirkcaldy  Burghs  in  the  1982  by-election  , losing out to  James  Dalziel. He  did  not  stand  in  the  1892  election. He  was  lined  up  to  stand  for Edinburgh  East  but  switched  to  South  before  the  1895  election.

Robert  made  little  contribution  to  Parliament.

Robert  was  President  of  the  Scottish  Rights  of  Way  Association. He  was  also  interested  in phliosophy  and  astronomy.

Robert  died  in  Aix-les-Bains  in  1899  after  a  period  of  poor  health. He  was  54.