kˈɑːks wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æɾə stˈeɪt skˈuːl ænd ðə lˈʌndən skˈuːl ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ˈæftɚ wˈɪtʃ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz ˈɛntɹi ɪn hˌuːz hˈuː, hiː bɪkˈeɪm æn "ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl wˈɜːkɚ".
Cox was educated at a state school and the London School of Economics after which, according to his entry in Who's Who, he became an "electrical worker".