Edwin L. Cox

Edwin L. Cox (a.k.a. Ed Cox; October 20, 1921 – November 5, 2020) was an American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2][3]

Edwin L. Cox
Born(1921-10-20)October 20, 1921
Mena, Arkansas
DiedNovember 5, 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 99)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
EducationSouthern Methodist University
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman
ChildrenEdwin L. Cox, Jr.
Parent(s)Edwin B. Cox

Early life

Edwin Lochridge Cox, Sr., was born in Mena, Arkansas.[1] He spent his first two undergraduate years at Southern Methodist University and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.[1]

Career

He spent his career in oil and gas exploration.[1] He served as CEO of the Edwin L. Cox Company, an investment company.[1] He served on the Board of Directors of Halliburton and the American Petroleum Institute.[1] In 1990, he was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame.[1]

Philanthropy

He was a major donor to the Republican Party, and to the campaigns of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.[2] He was also a major donor to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.[2]

He served on the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1987, including as its Chairman from 1976 to 1987.[1] The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University is named for him.[1] He served on the Trustees Council of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress Trust Fund and the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art.[1]

Personal life

Cox lived in a US $40 million mansion in Highland Park, Texas, a wealthy enclave of Dallas.[3][4]

The large collection of French impressionists (Gustave Caillebotte, Cézanne and Van Gogh)[5] compiled by Cox will be auctioned off by the heirs at Christie's in 2021.[6]

His son, Edwin L. Cox, Jr., was convicted of falsifying collateral on $78 million in loans.[2][7] He served six months in prison and paid $250,000 in fines.[2] Just before leaving office in January 1993, President George H. W. Bush pardoned him.[2]

References
  1. Cox School of Business biography
  2. Michael Weisskopf, 'A Pardon, a Presidential Library, a Big Donation', Time Magazine, March 06, 2001
  3. The 100 Most Expensive Homes in Dallas 2009 Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, D Magazine, June 22, 2009
  4. Thomas Korosec, Deadbeat, Dallas Observer, January 15, 1998
  5. https://www.barrons.com/articles/sothebys-to-sell-egyptian-prince-tewfiks-patek-philippe-wristwatch-01633031436
  6. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/07/29/christies-to-sell-texan-oil-tycoon-edward-l-coxs-collection-of-impressionist-art
  7. Bank Fraud Guilty Plea, The New York Times, June 17, 1988
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