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:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Ohio History Central
Cox Media Group
Wikipedia
PAPERS:
Wright State University