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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | William R. Cox |
Address | Wake County Raleigh, North Carolina , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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March 11, 1831
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Died | December 26, 1919
(88 years)
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Contributor | Chronicler |
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Info | COX, William Ruffin, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N.C., March 11, 1831; attended Vine Hill Academy in his native town; moved with his mother to Nashville, Tenn.; graduated from Franklin College in 1851 and from the Lebanon College Law School in 1853; admitted to the bar in 1853 and practiced in Nashville, Tenn., 1853-1857; returned to North Carolina in 1857 and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Edgecombe County; moved to Raleigh, N.C., in 1859; early in the Civil War entered the Confederate Army as major of the Second North Carolina State Troops; became brigadier general; resumed the practice of law at Raleigh, N.C., in 1865; solicitor of the sixth district 1866-1870; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868; judge of the superior court for the sixth district in 1877 and 1878, when he resigned; chairman of the Democratic State committee 1875-1877. U.S. Representative (D-NC) 1881-1887. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination. Secretary of the United States Senate 1893-1900. Resumed agricultural pursuits, with residence at Penelo, Edgecombe County, N.C.; president of the State agricultural society in 1900 and 1901; died in Richmond, Va., on December 26, 1919; interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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