Samuel Herbert Cox died on April 11th, 1920, at the age of 68 years, having experienced failing health for a number of years.
He entered the Royal School of Mines, London, in 1872, and obtained the Associateship in 1874. In the latter year he went to New Zealand to take up a position with the Geological Survey, and he was appointed Chief Inspector of Mines and Assistant Geologist. From 1884 to 1890, he was engaged as lecturer on geology, mineralogy and mining at the Technical College, Sydney, N.S.W., and also practised there as a consulting mining engineer.
In 1901, he became a partner in the firm of Bainbridge, Seymour & Co., of London, and remained thus associated until 1907, but two years prior to the latter date, he was appointed Professor of Mining at the Royal School of Mines, London, a position which he felt compelled to resign in 1912 on account of failing health. He was the author of ‘Prospecting for Minerals,’ which afforded much help to students, and at various times he contributed to the Transactions of the Institution.
He occupied the Presidential Chair of the Institution in 1899-1900, and from 1906 to the date of his death he was one of the honorary technical editors of the publications of the Institution.
Professor Cox was an original Member of the Institution (1892), and was elected to Honorary Membership in 1912.
Vol. 30, Trans I.M.M. 1920-21, p. 470
