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  James M. Cox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920.
Cox was born in the tiny Butler County, Ohio village of Jacksonburg.
Cox was publisher of the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio, where the newspaper's editorial meeting room is still referred to as the "governor's library." Governor Cox died at his home, Trail's End, in Kettering, Ohio in 1957 and was interred in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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 James M. Cox Online Research :: Information about James M. Cox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a List of Governors of Ohio, United States House of Representatives from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the U.S. presidential election, 1920.
Cox was born in the tiny Butler County, Ohio village of Jacksonburg, Ohio.
Cox was publisher of the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio, where the newspaper's editorial meeting room is still referred to as the "governor's library." Governor Cox died at his home, Trail's End, in Kettering, Ohio in 1957.
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Cox, Jacob Dolson Cox, Jacob Dolson, 1828-1900, Union general in the Civil War and American statesman, b.
Cox, James Middleton Cox, James Middleton, 1870-1957, American political leader and journalist, b.
Cox is well represented in the British and the Victoria and Albert museums and in the Birmingham Art Gallery.
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 Cox Enterprises - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News.
The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughters of Cox, Barbara Cox Anthony and Anne Cox Chambers, two of the richest women in America, worth $10.3 billion each according to Forbes Magazine.
The CEO is Anthony's son, James C. Kennedy.
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 James Middleton Cox Papers
Cox, are contained in boxes 1 and 2 of the collection, and cover the years 1908-1916 and 1918-1946, respectively.
Those which may be of particular interest, include (bound) speeches by Cox, while Governor of Ohio, to the state's General Assembly (1913-1915), his acceptance speech as the democratic nominee for president of the United States in 1920 (July 6, 1920), a series of radio campaiqn speeches (1920), a speech supporting Gov.
The subject/topical materials are contained in Boxes 3-6 of the Cox Papers, and cover international and political matters: 1920 (Box 3), political matters: 1920-1956 (Box 4) and gubernatorial election: 1912 (Box 4), elections: 1912, 1914, and 1916 (Box 5) and gubernatorial and general letters (Boxes 5-6).
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 Encyclopedia: James M. Cox
James M. Cox, governor of Ohio Image taken from the Library of Congress.
Barbara Cox Anthony (born 1923) is the second and youngest daughter of James M. Cox, a Democratic Governor of Ohio, newspaper publisher and broadcaster.
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 Encyclopedia: Barbara Cox Anthony
With her sister Anne Cox Chambers she inherited via a trust ownership and control of her father’s company, now called Cox Enterprises.
She serves as a Director of Cox Enterprises, one of the largest diversified media companies in the United States.
In 2004 Cox Enterprises announced a debt financed $7.9 billion privitization bid for the 38% of the cable television business Cox Communications that it does not already own.
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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Legend says the new name was suggested by U.S. president Andrew Johnson, who thought it apt for a Democratic newspaper advocating the restoration of constitutional government (Georgia remained under federal military rule at the time).
After John Cohen's death in 1935, the Journal was led by Inman Gray, the oldest son of former Journal president James Gray.
But in December 1939 the Journal and radio station WSB were sold to James Middleton Cox, a nationally known statesman and journalist.
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 James M. Cox -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cox was born in the tiny (Click link for more info and facts about Butler County, Ohio) Butler County, Ohio village of (Click link for more info and facts about Jacksonburg) Jacksonburg.
Cox represented (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Ohio in the (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) United States House of Representatives (1909-1913), resigning after winning election as Governor of Ohio (1913-1915, and 1917-1921).
Cox's running mate was (Click link for more info and facts about Franklin D. Roosevelt) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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 Knowledge King - James M. Cox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and a candiate for President of the United States in the election of 1920.
Cox practiced a variety of trades throughout his life: high school teacher, reporter, owner and editor of several newspapers, and secretary to Congressman Paul Sorg.
Cox recorded for the Nation's Forum several times.
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 James Middleton Cox Papers at WSU Special Collections & Archives
Cox was a successful newspaperman and publisher in Ohio and he gained control of additional newspapers in Georgia and Florida.
During the period of Wilson's ascendency, Cox served in the House of Representatives (1909-1913) and as the governor of Ohio (1913-1915 and 1917-1921).
Cox was chosen as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1920 on the 44th ballot.
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Cox seems to have reached back into history and grasped the idea of the manner in which Jackson's men worked with resources so small that they had to pass newspapers of their faith from hand to hand.
It was Governor Cox's suggestion that these organizations, represented by the State Federation of Labor and the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, through their executive officers, should meet together and discuss pending legislation relating to the interest of either.
Cox's first public job was the humble position of janitor in the United Brethren Church, and even now his favorite reminiscence is the difficulty he had in making the old wood stove function properly.
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 Free eBooks - Part 3 of 26 - The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox by Morris - free electronic literature and books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Assuring his supporters that the proposal for separate peace with Germany was "opening their front lines," he drew a word sketch of a gigantic contest in which he as a general had sensed a rift in the opposition ranks and had broken through a whole army.
The name under which he has been known to the country, James Middleton Cox, seems to be an error which only lately his friends have corrected.
The Middleton seems to have had its origin in a bit of journalistic levity, probably having reference to Middletown, Ohio, the city in which he got his early training as a newspaper reporter.
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 Cox Group: Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was started in 1898 when James Cox (later Ohio governor and US presidential contender in 1920, with FDR as his mate) bought a newspaper in Dayton Ohio.
Cox bought The Miami Metropolis, Canton Daily News and Springfield Sun in 1923; The Atlanta Journal in 1939; the Dayton Journal-Herald in 1949 and The Atlanta Constitution in 1950.
James M Cox purchased the Journal in 1939 and the Constitution in 1950.
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 politics.htm
Cox, one of the directors of the Melrose Highlands Improvement Association in 1897 (From: The History of Melrose, County of Middlesex, Mass)
Cox, committeeman of Malden Mass (From: The History of Melrose, County of Middlesex, Mass)
Cox, Candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1908.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Middleton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Son of Henry Middleton (1717-1784); father of Henry Middleton (1770-1846).
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; grandfather of Henry Middleton (1770-1846).
Grandson of Henry Middleton (1717-1784); son of Arthur Middleton; brother-in-law of
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 James M. Cox
An American statesman and journalist, born in Jacksonburg Ohio on March 31, 1870, James M. Cox, after reporting and editorial experience he purchased the Dayton Daily News in 1898, gradually becoming owner of a chain of newspapers.
He served in Congress between 1909 and 1913 and was governor of Ohio for two terms, between 1913 and 1915 and between 1917 and 1921.
Known as a fighter against political corruption and a supporter of liberal causes, and a friend of labor, Cox was nominated as the Democratic candidate for president in 1920.
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 The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
James M. Cox is a candidate for President because he hopes to be the instrument of divine Providence in a great accomplishment.
The quoted sentences from Governor Cox's proclamation for a day of prayer on October 4, 1914, a period at which the horrors of the great world war had but begun, disclose that Governor Cox is not a recent convert to the central thought and purpose of the conception of the League of Nations.
The story of the result of Governor Cox's treatment of industrial issues is told in his parallel of statements from Thomas J. Donnelly, Secretary of the Ohio Federation of Labor, and W. Thomas, a leading manufacturer.
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 American Leaders Speak: From War to Normalcy, p.3
Cox, as their presidential candidate, and thirty-seven-year-old Franklin Delano Roosevelt for vice president.
The presidential election of 1920 was the last election campaign made accessible to the public solely through the use of record albums.
James Cox practiced a variety of trades throughout his life: high school teacher, reporter, owner and editor of several newspapers, and secretary to Congressman Paul Sorg.
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 COX, James Middleton (1870-1957) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cox, James M. The government and the railways; address by Hon.
James M. Cox, at the annual dinner of the Railway Business Association, December 11, 1913.
Grant, Philip A. “Congressional Campaigns of James M. Cox, 1908 and 1910.” Ohio History 81 (Winter 1972): 4-14.
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 » Anne Cox Chambers :: Business News and Information :: All about the Business World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She is also a generous supporter of a wide range of cultural and educational charities, particularly relating to the arts and international affairs and has received many honorary doctorates and awards recognizing her efforts and philanthropy.
Cox Communications Incorporated Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News.
Barbara Cox Anthony Barbara Cox Anthony (born 1923) is the second and youngest daughter of James M. Cox, a Democratic Governor of Ohio, newspaper publisher and broadcaster.
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Cox, Nicholas Nichols (1837-1912) of Franklin, Tenn. Born in Tennessee.
Cox, Samuel (Sullivan) (1824-1889) of Columbus, Ohio; New York, N.Y. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, September 30, 1824.
Cox, William H. (1856-1950) Born in Mason County, Ky. Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1907-11.
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 Guide to Selected Manuscript Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Extra." A letter from James Sevier Conway of Arkansas is included among the letters published from governors of slave holding states declining complimentary copies of the Society's periodical, The Emancipator.
Document is signed by surveyor James Boyd and approved by "Commissioners of the courthouse and jail," Richard Searcy, Adam Ritchey, Joseph Hardin and Solomon Huitt, November 19, 1818.
Saml Foster and James Foster commenced Merchantdizing in Joint copartnership To which James Foster is to Furnish what Funds that is nescessary To Carry on the business he being allowed 10 per Cent on all moneys advanced and he James Foster to Furnish a Clerk.
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 WSB (AM)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is commonly thought of as Atlanta's "news/talk, weather, traffic, and Dawgs/Hawks (depending on the time of year) station." It is owned by Cox Radio.
WSB was the first radio station in the South, and the callsign means "Welcome South, Brother." The station was founded by the Atlanta Journal.
In 1939 the newspaper and radio station were sold to James Middleton Cox, the founder of what would become Cox Enterprises.
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 U.S._presidential_election,_1920   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Harding campaigned as advocating, in his own phrase, "A Return to Normalcy" ("normalcy" was a corruption of "normality" and later became part of the American dialect) after the trying times of the World War.
The Democrats, meeting in San Francisco, nominated another newspaper editor from Ohio, Governor James M. Cox, as their presidential candidate, and thirty-seven-year-old Under-Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, a fifth cousin of the late president Teddy Roosevelt, for vice president.
Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs received 913,664 popular votes (3.4%), despite the fact that he was in prison at the time (for advocating non-compliance with the draft in World War I).
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 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Big Deal in Georgia -- Dec. 25, 1939   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Journal outfit cost Publisher Cox $1,943,685 in cold cash (for a 70% interest), plus an agreement to pay $761,400 more for the remaining 30% of its stock.
Cox's Atlanta purchases cost him a total of approximately $3,500,000.
Two days after Cox arrived in Atlanta to take charge of the Journal, Atlanta's citizens crowded into a theatre to celebrate the premiere of a picture based on the work of a onetime Journal reporter: Margaret Mitchell (see p.
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 James M. Cox - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
James M. Cox - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
James M. Cox and the Dayton Daily News (http://www.daytondailynews.com/history/content/service/info/history/index.html)
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