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Michael Cox (oceanographer)
Michael Cox may refer to: Political figures * Michael Cox (New Zealand politician) (born 1939), New Zealand politician * Mike Cox (American politician) (born 1961), American politician from Michigan Religious figures * Michael Cox (archbishop of Cashel) (1689–1779), Irish Anglican bishop * Michael Cox (independent bishop) (born 1945), Irish independent bishop * Sir Michael Cox, 3rd Baronet (died 1772), Irish baronet and clergyman Sportsmen * Michael Cox (cricketer) (born 1957), Australian cricketer * Mike Cox (fullback) (born 1985), American gridiron football player * Michael Cox (running back) (born 1989), American gridiron football player * Michael Cox (soccer) (born 1992), Canadian soccer player * Mike Cox (American football coach) (born 1965), American gridiron football coach Other people * Michael Cox (academic) (born 1947), professor of international relations at the London School of Economics * Michael Cox (journalist), English journalist and author * Michael Cox (nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (New Zealand Politician)
Michael Ernest Christopher Cox (born 10 May 1939) is a former New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party, National Party. Biography Cox was born in 1939 at Oxford, England. He was in the British Merchant Navy, and was a chief officer with the Union Company, Union Steam Ship Company before becoming a chartered accountant in Palmerston North. He represented the Manawatu (New Zealand electorate), Manawatu electorate in Parliament from to 1987, when he was defeated by David Robinson (New Zealand politician), David Robinson. From 1981 to 1985 he was Junior Whip for the party. He was an opponent of National's then leader Robert Muldoon and was an organiser in the Colonels' Coup, an abortive attempt to remove him from the leadership of the party. In 1984 Cox was appointed Shadow Minister of Revenue by Muldoon. In 1985 he was additionally given the Customs portfolio by new leader Jim McLay. Cox was a key supporter of McLay and became his "numbers man" in the caucus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (academic)
Michael E. Cox (born March 1947) is a British academic and international relations scholar. He is currently Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Director of LSE IDEAS. He also teaches for the TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program, an alliance of NYU Stern and the London School of Economics and HEC School of Management. Background Cox was educated at the University of Reading. He has taught at Queen's University Belfast (1972–1995), San Diego State University (1986), the College of William and Mary in Virginia (1987–1989), the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1995–2001), the Catholic University of Milan (2003 and 2004) and the University of Melbourne (2004). He was also a visiting professor at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies in Canberra, Australia, between 2003 and 2004. In 2003, he became a chair at the London School of Economics. At LSE he helped establish the Cold War Studies Centre in 2004, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Cox
Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles in 1992, initially under the name She's in Pain. The original lineup also consisted of bassist Rayna Foss and drummer Jon Tor. Mike Cox replaced Tor on drums in 1995, and the Coal Chamber lineup was complete. After signing to Roadrunner Records, they released their debut album, ''Coal Chamber'', in 1997. ''Chamber Music'' followed two years later and featured the band's only charting single in the US, a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey", featuring Ozzy Osbourne as a guest vocalist. Their third album, '' Dark Days'', was released in the spring of 2002. Nadja Peulen temporarily replaced Foss on bass for touring commitments, before joining on a permanent basis in 2002. Coal Chamber disbanded in 2003, after ten years together, and then reunited in 2011, with the lineup of Fafara, Cox, and Rascón, along with Chela Rhea Harper on bass. Peulen rejoined the band on bass in 2013, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Graham Cox
Michael Graham Cox (6 January 1938 – 30 April 1995) was an English actor. Career Born at Wolverhampton, and educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Cox moved to London after graduating in Music with German from Bristol University in the 1960s. First living at a flat in Oxford Street, he soon settled at Randolph Crescent W9, later being relocated by The Paddington Church Commissioners to a garden flat around the corner at 32 Clifton Gardens close to his favourite pubs The Warrington, The Prince Alfred, and The Warwick Castle, where he frequently socialised with friends including Jane Morgan, Tony Osoba, Michael Aspel and John Inman. He is best remembered for voicing Boromir in the 1978 film ''The Lord of the Rings'' and the same character in the 1981 radio serialisation, as well as voicing Bigwig in the feature film ''Watership Down''. But his 'Palmer' in Ken Russell's 1969 'Women in Love' is arguably his career highlight. In 1982 he appeared as Wally Brabham i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (singer)
Michael James Cox (born 19 March 1940) is a British-born former pop singer and actor. As Michael Cox, he had a top-ten hit on the UK singles chart in 1960 with "Angela Jones", produced by Joe Meek. He later worked as an actor, and in TV in New Zealand, using both his full name and the name Michael James. Life and career He was born in Huyton, Liverpool. After his four younger sisters wrote to ABC TV demanding that he be given a chance to audition for the pop show '' Oh Boy!'', he was quickly signed up by producer Jack Good, and made his first appearance on the show in April 1959 singing Ricky Nelson's " Never Be Anyone Else But You". Good won him a recording deal with Decca Records, and his first single, "Teenage Love", was written by Marty Wilde and featured Joe Brown on guitar. However, neither it nor its follow-up "Too Hot To Handle" were hits. Cox continued to appear on TV, in Good's new show ''Boy Meets Girls'', and Good recommended him to record producer Joe Meek, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (serial Killer)
Michael Anthony Cox (born May 17, 1956) is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering three teenage girls in Placerville, California, and hiding their bodies in the Eldorado National Forest in 1984. Dubbed The Forest Killer by the media, he was sentenced to death the following year and is currently awaiting execution.Jury recommends death penalty for El Dorado County Murderer ''The Press-Tribune''. August 8, 1985. Early life Cox was born in 1956 in , the oldest child in a family of seven kids.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (police Officer)
Michael A. Cox (born June 17, 1965) is an American police officer, currently serving as the commissioner of the Boston Police Department. He previously was the chief of police in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 2019 until 2022. Early life Mike Cox was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1965, the youngest of six children in an African-American family. Cox attended private school in Brookline, then the private Milton Academy for one year, where he faced class-based discrimination. He moved to Wooster School in 1981 and was admitted to Providence College in 1984. Cox frequently experienced his differences from other private school students as a class issue. When he joined the Boston Police Department, he befriended many white officers and was seen as color-blind. Career Early career and friendly fire incident In the early 1990s when Cox joined the Boston Police Department (BPD), crime was high in minority neighborhoods, and among BPD officers, loyalty overruled training, resulting in wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (novelist)
Michael Andrew Cox (1948–2009) was an English writer and editor. Christopher Hawtree. ''The Independent'', 4 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017. Biography Michael Cox was born on 25 October 1948 to parents who worked in the footwear industry. Michael Cox attended Wellingborough Grammar School (now known as ), later graduating from St. Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1971. He studied English and had intended to be an academic, but he instead signed a contract with the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (journalist)
Michael Cox (born 1988) is a British journalist and author who provides football analysis for the UK branch of The Athletic. He created the website ''Zonal Marking'' about formations and tactics in association football. Writings Under the moniker "Zonal Marking with Michael Cox", he has regularly contributed to ''The Guardian'' and ESPN. Cox has written about his coining of the term "inverted winger" in 2010, to describe football managers selecting right-footed wingers on the left, and vice-versa, which has since passed into football-tactics parlance. For the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Cox wrote for ''The Independent'' newspaper. Cox featured regularly on ''The Guardian'' Football Weekly Podcast and appears frequently as a pundit on ''The Totally Football Show''. He has written a book about the history of tactics in the Premier League called ''The Mixer''. Cox created a podcast called ''The Mixer'' with Marcus Speller which coincided with the release of the book a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Cox (American Football Coach)
Michael Douglas Cox (born March 12, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso. He played collegiately at the University of Idaho. Playing career Cox played linebacker for Idaho from 1983 through 1986, while working on his degree in general studies. He was a four-time letter-winner, and a three-year starter, while playing for Head Coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson. His 252 tackles still ranks among the school's all-time leaders. Cox was inducted to the Idaho Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Coaching career Idaho Vandals Following his playing career, Cox immediately joined the coaching staff at Idaho as the linebackers coach. He worked for Keith Gilbertson in 1987 and 1988. Following Gilbertson's departure to coach the offensive line at Washington, Idaho brought back John L. Smith (whom served as the defensive coordinator during Cox's playing days) as the head coach. Cox worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Cox (American Politician)
Michael Anthony Cox (born December 30, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who served as Michigan's 52nd Attorney General from 2003 to 2011. He was the first Republican to hold that office since Frank Millard in 1955. Cox took office in 2003 and won re-election in 2006. Jennifer Granholm, who went on to become the Governor of Michigan, preceded him in office. Cox lost the Republican gubernatorial primary election August 3, 2010, coming in third behind Rick Snyder and Pete Hoekstra. In April 2025, Cox announced his candidacy for the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election. Early life and education Cox is the son of Irish immigrants. He grew up in Redford, Michigan. After graduating from high school, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1980 to 1983. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1986 and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1989. Career He worked for the Oakland County Prosecutors' office from 1989 to 1990, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cox (soccer)
Michael Cox (born August 2, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Edmonton Scottish in League1 Alberta. Early life Cox played youth soccer with Calgary Villains FC. University career In 2015, Cox began attending York University, where he played for the men's soccer team. On August 30, he scored his first goal in a 3-2 victory over the McMaster Marauders. On October 24 and 25, he had three and four goals matches in back-to-back matches against the Algoma Thunderbirds. In November 2015, he was named the York University Athlete of the Week twice, the OUA Athlete of the Week twice, and the CIS Athlete of the Week twice, all in the same back-to-back weeks. He led the OUA and CIS in regular season scoring with 16 goals in 16 games. On November 12, he scored a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over the Cape Breton Capers in the national quarter-finals. He helped York win the OUA West and CIS title that season and was named to the OUA West First Team All-Star and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
