HEALTH · TX · 1937-1959
George W. Cox
State Health Officer · Texas
NOTABLE
On the record
22-year tenure during polio era
Background
George W. Cox (—) was Texas's State Health Officer 1937–1959 (22 years). Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Henry A. Holle. Note: 22-year tenure during polio era.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Texas
- David R. Smith (1991-1995)
- Robert Bernstein (1977-1991)
- James E. Peavy (1967-1977)
- Henry A. Holle (1959-1967)