Edward Everett Cox

Edward Everett Cox was an American newspaper publisher who started Blackford Countys first daily newspaper in Hartford City, Indiana. He is considered one of the most influential forces in journalism in Blackford County, and was a strong supporter of the Democratic Party. Serving as publisher and sometimes as editor of his newspaper, he also spent time as chairman of the eleventh congressional district, county chairman of the Democratic Party, member of the school board, and postmaster. His newspapers were a voice for the Democratic Party for nearlyyears.

Jabez Cox married Jennie Price and fathered three children. His first child was named Edward Everett Cox, and Edward was born on December 29, 1867, in Tipton, Indiana. While it is not known for certain, Jabez probably named his son after Edward Everett160 the noted speaker, prominent politician, and former member of the Whig political party. This seems especially probable since Millard Fillmore Cox had been named after the last President of the United States to be a member of the Whig Party. Ironically, the Cox family became strong supporters of the Democratic Party as the Whig party became irrelevant in the 1850s.

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