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- James Middleton Cox (born James Monroe Cox; March 31, 1870 – July 15, 1957) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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James Middleton Cox (born James Monroe Cox; March 31, 1870 – July 15, 1957) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.
James M. Cox was an American newspaper publisher and reformist governor of Ohio who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president on the Democratic ticket in 1920. After spending his early years as a country schoolteacher, Cox worked as a reporter on The Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1898 he bought the Dayton.
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Mar 31, 2023 · James M. Cox, founder of the Dayton Daily News, was a renaissance man in Ohio with roles as journalist, publisher, politician, community servant and more. Here are some things you should know...
2020. 2021. 2021. Learn about the history of Cox Enterprises and our founder, James M. Cox. Our company was founded in 1898 when Cox purchased the Dayton Evening News.
- He was always a book and politics lover. Governor James M. Cox. Source: Dayton Daily News Archives. James Middleton Cox was born on March 31, 1870, in Jacksonburg, Ohio, about six miles west of Middletown.
- He held a variety of gigs before becoming known as a newspaperman and politician. On August 15, 1898, when James M. Cox took control of the publication, the Evening News Building was located at 27 E. Second St. between Main and Jefferson Streets.
- From a young age, Cox seemed born to be a politician. James M. Cox, right, was running for governor in 1912 when he had his photo taken with then presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson.
- He supported outlawing the teaching of German post-World War I. Governor James M. Cox. Source: Underwood and Underwood. During his second term as Governor of Ohio at the end of World War I, Cox supported a ban on teaching the German language in all Ohio schools, claiming it “a distinct menace to Americanism, and part of a plot formed by the German government to make the school children loyal to it.”
James Cox Chambers (born 1956/57) is an American billionaire heir, renewable energy businessman, biodynamic farmer, and filmmaker. As of May 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.7 billion.
Details. Terms of Use. James M. Cox (left), the governor of Ohio and founder of Cox Enterprises, is pictured at the White House with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1920. That year Roosevelt, who was elected president of the United States in 1932, ran as Cox's vice presidential candidate during Cox's unsuccessful bid for the presidency.
