William M Cox | |
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| Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration | |
| In office April 7, 1977[1] – May 1, 1978[2] | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Norbert Tiemann |
| Succeeded by | Karl S. Bowers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1942 Madisonville, Kentucky |
| Died | November 19, 2017 (aged 75)[3] Louisville, Kentucky |
| Education | University of Kentucky |
William M. Cox (February 4, 1942 – November 19, 2017) was an American highway administrator. Cox joined the Federal Highway Administration from Madisonville, Kentucky, where he was the senior vice president of a large trucking firm.[4]
He was one of the youngest persons ever elected to the Kentucky legislature. During 1976, in addition to an appointment as special assistant to the governor of Kentucky, Cox served as president of the Kentucky Motor Transportation Association and vice chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission.
As Federal Highway Administrator, Cox was a major force in the development of comprehensive surface transportation legislation. He was noted for his untiring efforts in streamlining administrative processes by eliminating or minimizing excessive regulations and "red tape." Under his leadership, the FHWA made significant progress in minority employment and participation of minority business enterprises in FHWA programs.
Cox was mayor of Madisonville from 1990 through 1994.[5]
On November 19, 2017, Cox died peacefully surrounded by his immediate family at 5:11 a.m. Eastern Time on Sunday at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
- ^ "On This Day in Automotive History..."
- ^ "Memorandum for the President" (PDF). 21 July 1978.
- ^ "William M. "Bill" Cox Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information". 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Federal Highway Administration Administrators". Federal Highway Administration. 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Former state Rep. Bill Cox dead at 75". Lexington Herald-Leader. 19 November 2017.