James M. Cox

(1870-1957)

American politician and Governor of Ohio

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James Middleton 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. As the Democratic nominee for President of the United States at the 1920 presidential election, he lost in a landslide to fellow Ohioan Warren G. Harding. Cox's running mate was future president Franklin D. Roosevelt. He founded the chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises, a media conglomerate.

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Born	James Middleton Cox 31 March 1870 Jacksonburg, Ohio USA
Died	15 July 1957 (aged 87) Kettering, Ohio, U.S.
Zodiac	Aries
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Mayme Simpson Harding - · · m. 1893; div. 1912 info edit

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Margaretta Blair - · · m. 1917 info edit

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Anne Beau Cox Chambers info 1st child with Margaretta Blair Female b. 1 Dec 1919 d. 31 Jan 2020 · Age: 100 (at death) · 1919-2020 · American businesswoman

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Barbara Blair Cox info 2nd child with Margaretta Blair Female b. 8 Dec 1922 · Age: 102 · 1922- · Celebrity Baby

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