Channing Cox
| Channing Cox | |
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| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
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In office December 14, 1922 – November 17, 1924 |
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| Preceded by | William Cameron Sproul |
| Succeeded by | Elbert Lee Trinkle |
| 49th Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office January 6, 1921 – January 8, 1925 |
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| Lieutenant | Alvan T. Fuller |
| Preceded by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Succeeded by | Alvan T. Fuller |
| 47th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
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In office January 2, 1919 – January 6, 1921 |
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| Governor | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Succeeded by | Alvan T. Fuller |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1915–1918 |
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| Preceded by | Grafton D. Cushing |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Warner |
| Personal details | |
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Channing Harris Cox October 28, 1879 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1968 (aged 88) West Harwich, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
Darmouth College (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Channing Harris Cox (October 28, 1879 – August 20, 1968) was an American Republican politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as the 49th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1921 to 1925. He attended Dartmouth College and served as lieutenant governor to Calvin Coolidge, winning election as governor after Coolidge decided to run for vice president. Cox was noted for advancing progressive labor legislation and adjusting administrative law to Massachusetts' changing economy. He was also the first Massachusetts governor to use radio, when he broadcast live from the Eastern States Exposition on September 19, 1921, at the debut of station WBZ.
Channing Cox was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Charles Edson Cox and Evelyn (Randall) Cox. He attended the Manchester public schools and then Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1901. He then attended Harvard Law School, receiving his degree there in 1904. Cox remained a lifelong supporter of Dartmouth, where a residence hall is named in his honor.
Cox then opened a law practice in Boston, Massachusetts, which he maintained until he was elected governor.
Cox entered politics soon after opening his practice, winning his first race for elective office in 1908, for a seat on the Boston Common Council. The following year he won election to the state legislature, where he served nine annual terms, the last four as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. During these years he became politically associated with Calvin Coolidge, who was Senate President and Lieutenant Governor. Coolidge tapped Cox as his running mate for governor in 1918, and Cox served two one-year terms as lieutenant governor. Coolidge stepped back to run for Vice President of the United States in 1920.
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