Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Cox (1875-?)

Stonemason, sculptor.

Born at England in August 1875, he and his wife Mary Elizabeth Cox (1877-?) immigrated to Canada in 1907. By 1911, they settled at Tyndall, where he plied his trade in stone masonry, working as a stone cutter in the local quarries as well as a limestone sculptor. At least one of his works was acquired by the Winnipeg Parks Board. Some time prior to 1921, they took up residence along Park Avenue in Beausejour. By 1926, they left town and their further whereabouts are unknown.

Some of his scupltural works in Manitoba included:

Sculpture

Location

Year

Status

Midwinter Park Monument

Stadacona Street, Winnipeg

1914

 

Lion atop a matching monument base to Midwinter Park Monument

?

1914

 

Bird’s Hill War Memorial

Bird’s Hill, East St. Paul

1925

 

Sources:

1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

1916 and 1921 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.

“Carved in Tyndall stone,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 May 1914, Literary Section page 3.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 4 August 2023

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