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John Isaac Cox

American politician (1855-1946) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 90

John Isaac Cox 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.

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1855 to 1946 · aged 90