▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁ ▁Mary ▁North le igh , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Stephen ▁North le igh ▁of ▁Pe am ore , ▁Dev on . and ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 7 4 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West min ster ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁and ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁and ▁inherited ▁St on ▁East on ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁general ▁election ▁C ox e ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Som erset ▁with ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁K em ys ▁T yn te ▁against ▁John ▁Tre v ely an , ▁who ▁decl ined ▁the ▁poll . ▁C ox e ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁exp enses ▁came ▁to ▁over ▁£ 2 , 6 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁without ▁a ▁contest ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁voted ▁in ▁any ▁division ▁after ▁that ▁year , ▁but ▁he ▁spoke ▁twice . ▁About ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁his ▁health ▁began ▁to ▁fail , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁it ▁was ▁ ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁dying . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4