James M. Cox, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James M. Cox

governor of Ohio

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1870

Place of Birth: Butler County, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1957

Profession: businessperson, politician, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About James M. Cox

  • James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 – July 15, 1957) was the 46th and 48th Governor of Ohio, a U.S.
  • Representative from Ohio, and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States at the 1920 presidential election.
  • His running mate during his presidential election was future president Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt.
  • He founded the chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate. Born and raised in Ohio, Cox began his career as a newspaper copy reader before becoming an assistant to Congressman Paul J.
  • Sorg.
  • As owner of the Dayton Daily News, Cox introduced several innovations and crusaded against the local Republican Party boss.
  • He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1909-13 before being elected as Governor of Ohio.
  • As governor, Cox introduced a series of progressive reforms and supported Woodrow Wilson's handling of World War I and its aftermath.
  • He was chosen as the Democratic nominee for president on the forty-fourth ballot of the 1920 Democratic National Convention.
  • Running on a ticket with future President Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt as his running mate, Cox suffered the worst defeat in presidential election history as the country accepted Republican nominee Warren G.
  • Harding's call for a "return to normalcy" after the Wilson years. Cox retired from public office after the 1920 presidential election to focus on his media conglomerate, which expanded into several cities.
  • By 1939, his media empire extended from Dayton to Miami.
  • He remained active in politics, supporting Roosevelt's campaigns and attending the 1933 London Economic Conference.

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