Christopher Christian Cox (August 28, 1816 – November 25, 1882)[1] was an American politician, surgeon and professor who served as the first lieutenant governor of Maryland.

He graduated from Washington University with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1838 and began practicing in Baltimore.

In 1857 and 1857 Cox was president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland.

The relatively new office was abolished in 1868 and not reinstated until 1970, when the next lieutenant governor, Blair Lee III, was elected.

D. on Cox in 1867, and in 1869 became Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Georgetown University.