[1] Albert Lyman Cox was born on December 1, 1883, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In 1916, Cox was appointed North Carolina state superior judge.
[1] Cox moved to Washington in 1932, and became the director of the Potomac Electric Power Company.
He became the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard after May 17, 1938, until his retirement on November 6, 1949.
[1] In November 1909, Cox married Miss Arabel Parker Nash of Tarboro.