James Cox (New Jersey politician)
James Cox (October 16, 1753[1] – September 12, 1810) was a member of the United States House of Representatives (from New Jersey) in the 11th Congress.
He was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey on October 16, 1753, the son of Judge Joseph and Mary (Mount) Cox. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, and was elected Brigadier General of the Monmouth Brigade after the war. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1801 to 1807 and was its speaker from 1804. He served as a Representative in the 11th United States Congress from 1809 until he died of a stroke on September 12, 1810 in Upper Freehold, New Jersey.
Family[]
James Cox married Ann Potts (1757–1815), daughter of William and Amy (Borden) Potts, on February 29, 1776. They were the parents of thirteen children, including Ezekiel Taylor Cox, who was a member of the Ohio State Senate and father of United States Representative Samuel Sullivan Cox.
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References[]
- ^ Washington, Past and Present: A History. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1932, 5:851.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1753 births
- 1810 deaths
- New Jersey militiamen in the American Revolution
- People of New Jersey in the American Revolution
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey Democratic-Republicans
- People from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- People of colonial New Jersey
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives