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Edwin P. Cox

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Edwin P. Cox
Portrait of Cox, 1914
41st Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 14, 1914  January 12, 1916
Preceded byRichard E. Byrd
Succeeded byHarry R. Houston
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Richmond City
In office
January 13, 1904  January 12, 1916
Preceded byArthur C. Harman
Succeeded byJames H. Price
Personal details
BornEdwin Piper Cox
(1870-05-02)May 2, 1870
DiedMarch 11, 1938(1938-03-11) (aged 67)
PartyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Sallie Bland Clarke
    (m. 1898; died 1906)
  • Rhoda Ethel Freeman
    (m. 1912)
Children4, including Bland and Edwin
Education
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • judge

Edwin Piper Cox (May 2, 1870 – March 11, 1938) was a Virginia politician. He represented Richmond in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as the body's Speaker from 1914 until 1916.[1][2] he died in Richmond Virginia in 1938

References

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  1. Jamerson, Bruce F. (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond: Virginia House of Delegates.
  2. Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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