{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image_size = | name = John F. Cox | image = File:1983 John Cox Massachusetts House of Representatives.png | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|7|27}} | birth_place = Lowell, Massachusetts | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Attorney<br>Politician<br>City Manager | party = Democrat | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Salem State College<br>New England School of Law | title = City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts | term_start = 2000 | term_end = 2006 | predecessor = Brian J. Martin | successor = Bernard F. Lynch | title2 = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 17th Middlesex District | term_start2 = 1983 | term_end2 = 1995 | predecessor2 = Nikolas Lambros | successor2 = Thomas Golden, Jr. }}
'''John F. Cox''' is an American attorney, politician, and city manager who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts.
==Early life== Cox was born on July 27, 1955, in Lowell to John E. and Arlene M. Cox.<ref name=PublicOfficers>{{cite book|title=Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1993-1994|pages=112|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19931994bost#page/112/mode/2up}}</ref><ref name=Laidler>{{cite news|last=Laidler|first=John|title=Native Son Answers Lowell's Call|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=August 27, 2000}}</ref> His father was an insurance salesman who served He graduated from Lowell High School in 1973 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science from Salem State College in 1977 and a J.D. degree from the New England School of Law in 1980. Cox served as an assistant Middlesex district attorney for one year before opening his own law practice in Lowell.<ref name=Laidler />
==State representative== In 1982, Cox was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Nikolas Lambros in the Democratic primary. He would go on to serve a total of six terms.<ref name=Laidler />
In 1994, Cox was fined $1,750 by the State Ethics Commission for accepting free meals and other gratuities from lobbyists in violation of state conflict-of-interest rules.<ref name=Laidler />
==City manager== In 2000, Cox was named City Manager of Lowell.<ref name=Laidler /> He had some success as city manager, but his style clashed with that of the city council.<ref>{{cite news|last=LaFleur|first=Michael|title=Despite success, Cox's style clashed with council's|newspaper=The Sun|date=April 24, 2006}}</ref> In April 2006, city councilors met with Cox to inform him that the majority of the council wanted him to step down. Later that month he announced his resignation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Alexander|title=Lowell's City Manager to Resign Under Pressure|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=April 25, 2006}}</ref>
==See also== * Timeline of Lowell, Massachusetts, 2000s
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