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Cox, William

1855–1924

Cox, William

Biography

(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) In 1890 he joined the sealing trade as Master in the schooner Sapphire.

In 1908 he was a Marine Pilot in the Victoria & Esquimalt Pilotage Authority.

Vessels Owned / Designed

Colby (Pilot boat) (Part owner);

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References

  • Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967)
  • Goudie, Ed & R.E. Johns (1986)
  • Wilson, Hill (2005)

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