Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Cox, Frank May 22, 1881 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, published by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

FRANK COX, Postmaster. Twenty years ago a chief yeoman aboard the United 
States Navy hospital ship Solace stood on deck, saw green hills and valleys of 
Hawaii slide past as the vessel neared port, and determined to make his future 
home in the islands when his naval service was completed. The Solace was en 
route to Guam and eight more trips were made to Honolulu before Frank Cos was 
able to take his discharge in Hawaii and begin a career that has led to the 
managership of Waimea Motors, Ltd., and to the office of postmaster at Waimea.
  Mr. Cox made his determination in 1903 and saw that determination fulfilled 
in 1907 when he was discharged in Honolulu from the U. S. S. Cincinnati. He 
had entered the navy as a landsman for yeoman and was discharged as chief 
yeoman. He accepted a position with the United States Army Engineer Corps, 
which he resigned in 1908 to enter the employ of the Hawaiian Sugar Co., at 
Makaweli, Kauai, as a stenographer. Three years later he went t C. B. Hofgaard 
& Co., as stenographer and bookkeeper. In 1916 he became manager of the Waimea 
hotel, holding that position until June 1, 1918, when he was called into 
federal service as a captain of infantry. He served as an army officer at 
Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter until discharged July 31, 1919, after the 
war.
  Born in Morris, Grundy county, Ill., on May 22, 1881, Frank Cox was the son 
of John W. and Katherine Cox. His early education was obtained in the public 
schools and he attended the South Dakota Agricultural College for one year, 
graduating later from the Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill.
  On Dec. 23, 1908, Mr. Cox married Mrs. Lizzie K. Goodwin.


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