Sir Richard Cox, 2nd Baronet (1702–1766) was an Irish baronet. He was born on 23 November 1702, the grandson of lawyer and judge,

Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet PC (25 March 1650 – 3 May 1733) was an Irish lawyer and judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland from 1701 to 1703, Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1703 to 1707 and as Lord Chief Justice ...

; and educated at

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. He was Sheriff of Cork City in 1742. Sir Richard Cox (1702-1766) was the son of Richard Cox (1677-1725) and Susanna French, (died 1716). He married Catherine, daughter of George Evans. The son of Sir Richard Cox (1702-1766) was

Sir Michael Cox, 3rd Baronet Sir Michael Cox, 3rd Baronet ( – 18 July 1772) was an Irish baronet and clergyman. He was the son of Sir Richard Cox, 2nd Baronet and Catherine Evans. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1767 to 1772." ...

who was Archdeacon of Cashel from 1767 to 1772."Fasti ecclesiæ hibernicæ: the succession of the prelates in Ireland" Cotton, H Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1860

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1702 births 1766 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Sheriffs of Cork (city) {{Ireland-baronet-stub