Elected officials · Republican
Jacob Dolson Cox
Held 5 offices on file, 1866-1879.
About Jacob Dolson Cox
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900) was born in Montreal, Canada, and is on record as Governor of Ohio (1866-1868), United States Secretary of the Interior (1869-1870), a United States representative for district 6 (1877-1879) and a member of the State Senate of Ohio.
Jacob Dolson Cox studied at Oberlin College. Jacob Dolson Cox's occupations on record: educator, lawyer and microbiologist. Jacob Dolson Cox served in the Union Army, reaching the rank of general, in the American Civil War. Jacob Dolson Cox died in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1900, aged 71, and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Ohio.
- Followed Charles Anderson as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Rutherford B. Hayes as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Columbus Delano as United States Secretary of the Interior
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 to 1868 | Governor of Ohio | Followed Charles Anderson. Followed by Rutherford B. Hayes. | wikidata.org | |
| 1869 to 1870 | United States Secretary of the Interior | Followed Orville Hickman Browning. Followed by Columbus Delano. | wikidata.org | |
| 1877 to 1879 | United States representative, district 6 | Republican | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| dates not on file | Interior minister | wikidata.org | ||
| dates not on file | Member of the State Senate of Ohio | wikidata.org |
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- bioguide · bioguide.congress.gov
- govtrack · govtrack.us
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