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William M. Cox

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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
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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
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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.
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FHWA made significant progress in minority employment and participation of minority business enterprises in FHWA programs.
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from Madisonville, Kentucky, where he was the senior vice president of a large trucking firm.
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Cox was mayor of Madisonville from 1990 through 1994.
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Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration
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Federal Highway Administration
Jimmy Carter
Norbert Tiemann
Karl S. Bowers
Madisonville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Federal Highway Administration
"On This Day in Automotive History..."
"Memorandum for the President"
"William M. "Bill" Cox Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information"
"Federal Highway Administration Administrators"
Federal Highway Administration
"Former state Rep. Bill Cox dead at 75"
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