Major Sir William George Coxen, 1st Baronet (23 March 1867 – 7 April 1946) was a British merchant and politician.
Coxen was born in Southwark, the eldest child of George Nickels Coxen and Fanny Luxton, of Newington, London. He was educated at Ongar Grammar School in Essex and at King's College London. During the First World War, he served as Commanding Officer of the 4th Battalion of the London Volunteer Rifles. After the war he was Mayor of Holborn between 1919 and 1920, Chairman of the Joint Industrial Council for the London District between 1920 and 1922, an Alderman of London, Sheriff of the City of London between 1928 and 1929 and Lord Mayor of London between 1939 and 1940. He was also the Treasurer of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and a Trustee for the Metropolitan Nursing Association He was knighted in 1929 and created a baronet, of Seal in the County of Kent, in 1941.
Coxen married Kathleen Alice Doncaster in 1912. They had no children. He died in Seal, Kent, aged 69, when the baronetcy became extinct.
References
- ^ "Obituary: Sir William Coxen – Former Lord Mayor of London". The Times. 9 April 1946. p. 6.
- "No. 33542". The London Gazette. 11 October 1929. p. 6473.
- "No. 35073". The London Gazette. 11 February 1941. p. 830.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Frank Bowater | Lord Mayor of London 1939–1940 |
Succeeded bySir George Wilkinson, 1st Baronet |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Seal) 1941–1946 |
Extinct |
- 1867 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Southwark
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- 20th-century lord mayors of London
- 20th-century English politicians
- Alumni of King's College London
- Members of Holborn Metropolitan Borough Council
- Mayors of places in Greater London
- Sheriffs of the City of London
- Knights Bachelor
- People from Seal, Kent