Samuel S. Cox
Samuel S. Cox | |
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Cox c. 1870s | |
| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Speaker | John G. Carlisle |
| Preceded by | John R. Tucker |
| Succeeded by | William S. Holman |
| Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office August 25, 1885 – September 14, 1886 | |
| Appointed by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Lew Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Solomon Straus |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| In office November 2, 1886 – September 10, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Pulitzer |
| Succeeded by | Amos Cummings (redistricting) |
| Constituency | New York 9th |
| In office November 4, 1873 – May 20, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Timothy J. Campbell |
| Constituency | New York 6th (1873–1885) New York 8th (1885) |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | James Brooks |
| Constituency | New York 6th |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Galloway |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Shellabarger |
| Constituency | Ohio 12th (1857–1863) Ohio 7th (1863–1865) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1824 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 1889 (aged 64) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ohio University Brown University |
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Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
During and before the American Civil War, Cox was a moderate member of the Copperhead faction, who supported peace with the South at any cost. He voted against the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. After moving to New York, he focused his advocacy on trade liberalization, civil service reform, and railroad regulation.