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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
Born
Edwin Piper Cox

(1870-05-02)May 2, 1870
DiedMarch 11, 1938(1938-03-11) (aged 67)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political 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]

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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