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  Cox, Leander M.
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NameLeander M. Cox
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Flemingsburg, Kentucky , United States
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Born May 07, 1812
DiedMarch 19, 1865 (52 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Mar 28, 2015 01:24am
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InfoCOX, Leander Martin, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Cumberland County, Va., May 7, 1812; completed academic studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky.; member of the State house of representatives 1843-1845; captain in the Third Kentucky Volunteers in the Mexican War in 1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Flemingsburg, Ky., March 19, 1865; interment in Fleming County Cemetery.


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