Back جون آي. كوكس Arabic جون آى. كوكس ARZ جان آی. کوکس AZB John I. Cox German John I. Cox Portuguese John I. Cox Swedish
John I. Cox | |
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| 29th Governor of Tennessee | |
| In office March 21, 1905 – January 17, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | James B. Frazier |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm R. Patterson |
| 18th Speaker of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office January 2, 1905 – March 21, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Edward T. Seay |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Rice |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 17, 1907 – January 6, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | J. Parks Worley |
| In office January 7, 1901 – March 21, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | John Slack |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Isaac Cox November 23, 1855 Sullivan County, Tennessee |
| Died | September 5, 1946 (aged 90) Abingdon, Virginia[1] |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Deaderick (1882–1885, her death) Lorena Butler (m. 1889)[2] |
| Profession | Attorney |
John Isaac Cox (November 23, 1855 – September 5, 1946) was an American politician who served as the 29th governor of Tennessee from 1905 to 1907. He was elevated to the position when Governor James B. Frazier resigned, and, as Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, he was the first in the line of succession. He failed to win his party's nomination for a second term, and returned to the state senate, where he remained until 1913. Cox also served as a county judge, city attorney, and local postmaster, and spent two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]
The Tennessee state flag was adopted during Cox's term as governor.[3]
- ^ a b Vaughn May, "John Isaac Cox," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: November 29, 2012.
- ^ Bud Phillips, "Pioneers in Paradise: John Isaac Cox, A Governor from Bristol," Bristol Herald Courier (Tricities.com), May 13, 2012. Retrieved: November 29, 2012.
- ^ Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 243–247.