Nicholas N. Cox
{{Short description|American politician (1837–1912)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nicholas Nichols Cox
| image = Nicholas N. Cox (Tennessee Congressman).jpg
| state = Tennessee
| district = 7th
| term_start = March 4, 1891
| term_end = March 3, 1901
| preceded = Washington C. Whitthorne
| succeeded = Lemuel P. Padgett
| birth_date = {{birth date text|January 6, 1837}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|May 2, 1912|January 6, 1837}}
| birth_place = Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
| death_place = Franklin, Tennessee
| spouse = May Sleyden Cox
| profession = {{plainlist|
- Attorney
- politician
- farmer
- banker}}
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Lebanon Law School
| residence =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flagicon|Confederate States of America}} Confederate States of America
| branch = Confederate States Army
| service_years =
| unit = Tenth Tennessee Cavalry
| commands =
| battles = American Civil War
| awards =
}}
Nicholas Nichols Cox (January 6, 1837 – May 2, 1912) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
Biography
Cox was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 6, 1837, the son of Caleb and Nancy Cox.{{cite book|last1=Allison|first1=John|title=Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits|date=1905|publisher=Southern historical Association|location=Atlanta, Georgia|pages=127–129|oclc=2561350|url=https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_Fag-AAAAYAAJ#page/n123/mode/2up|via=Internet Archive}} He went to Seguin, Texas as a child, attended the common schools, served on the Mexican frontier, and graduated with a law degree from Cumberland University in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Linden, Tennessee. He was married on January 6, 1859, to Mary Slayden, daughter of Thomas Boyd and Jane (Lewis) Slayden, and had five children, with three boys and three girls, four surviving his death.{{cite web|title=Nicholas N. Cox|url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TNSCOTT/2005-03/1110671332|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=24 April 2013}}
Career
During the Civil War Cox was a colonel in the Tenth Tennessee Cavalry of the Confederate Army, serving principally with General Forrest. He settled in Williamson County, Tennessee in 1866 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1860, he was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Breckinridge and Lane.{{cite web|title=Nicholas N. Cox|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000838|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=24 April 2013}}
Cox was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1891 to March 3, 1901.{{cite web|title=Nicholas N. Cox|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/nicholas_cox/402955|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=24 April 2013}} He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law and engaged in the practice of banking in Franklin, Tennessee.
Death
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Cox died in Franklin, Tennessee on May 2, 1912 (age 75 years, 117 days). He is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.{{cite web|title=Nicholas N. Cox|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=24 April 2013}} His home in Brentwood (a suburb of Nashville), the Owen-Cox House, was add to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is also known as Maplelawn.{{cite web|title=Nicholas N. Cox|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/tn/Williamson/state3.html|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|accessdate=24 April 2013}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Nicholas N. Cox}}
{{CongBio|C000838}}
- {{Find a Grave|7931539}}
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|district=7
|before=Washington C. Whitthorne
|after=Lemuel P. Padgett
|years=1891-1901
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Category:People from Seguin, Texas
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
Category:People from Franklin, Tennessee
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives