James M. Cox

White House

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
March 31, 1870;
Jacksonburg, Ohio

DIED:
July 15, 1957 (age 87);
Dayton, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Attended High School in Amanda, Ohio

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1887:
Earned Teaching Certificate,
Taught in Rockdale Schools and Titus School District,
Delivered, the (Middletown) Weekly Signal
1892:
Became Reporter/ Editor for the Cincinnati Inquirer
1894-1897:
Secretary to Congressman Paul Sorg
1898-1950:
Formed Cox Enterprises (now Cox Media Group) and Acquired Several Newspapers:
the Dayton Daily News (1898)
the Springfield Press-Republic (1905)
the Miami Metropolis (1923),
the Canton News (1923, sold in 1930),
the Atlanta Journal (1939),
the Dayton Journal Herald (1948),
the Atlanta Constitution (1950).
1909-1913:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-OH)
1913-1915:
Governor of Ohio
1914:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection as Governor of Ohio
1917-1921:
Governor of Ohio
1920:
Democratic Candidate for Vice President
1933:
Vice-chairman, American delegation to the World Monetary and Economic Conference in London, England 

PORTRAITS:

Library of Congress

RESOURCES:

James Cox & Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the White House in 1920 (Library of Congress). Cox and FDR were the Democratic candidates for President and Vice President in 1920. They lost to Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. 

BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Ohio History Central
Cox Media Group
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
Wright State University