George Addison Cox

Summary

George Addison Cox was a Scottish engineer and industrialist closely associated with the Camperdown Works in Lochee, Dundee, one of the largest integrated jute manufacturing complexes of the 19th century. During the Industrial Revolution in Scotland, he was closely involved in the engineering design and mechanical organisation of the works, contributing to the growth of large-scale jute manufacturing in Dundee, then a major centre of the jute industry.