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Geoffrey Hippisley-Cox

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Sir Edward Geoffrey Hippisley-Cox by Walter Stoneman.

Colonel Sir Edward Geoffrey Hippisley-Cox CBE TD DL (29 August 1884 – 24 February 1954[1]) was a British Army officer and parliamentary agent.[2]

He was honorary colonel of the Queen's Westminsters.[3] In 1928, he bought Gournay Court in West Harptree, Somerset.[4] He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of London on 11 August 1925.[5] this gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for life. He was knighted in the 1938 King's Birthday Honours list.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 40135". The London Gazette. 30 March 1954. p. 1943.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Sir G. Hippisley Cox". The Times. 26 February 1954. p. 10.
  3. ^ "No. 39662". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 October 1952. p. 5266.
  4. ^ "Gournay Court". Boddy Parts. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions COUNTY OF LONDON LIEUTENANCY". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 July 2024.