Edward F. Cox
| Ed Cox | |
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| Chairman of the New York State Republican Committee |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Mondello |
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| Born |
Edward Ridley Finch Cox October 2, 1946 Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Tricia Nixon (1971–present) |
| Children | Christopher |
| Residence | Long Island, New York |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University Harvard Law School |
| Religion | Episcopal |
Edward Ridley Finch Cox (born October 2, 1946) is an American politician who is currently the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee. He is the son-in-law of President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Cox is a lawyer in the Manhattan law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP.
He was born to Howard Ellis Cox and Anne Crane Delafield (Finch) Cox in Southampton Hospital in Southampton, New York and attended Westhampton Beach Elementary School. He is the scion of six old American families: the Winthrops, the Finches, the Coxes, the Livingstons, the Schuylers, and the . Cox is named for his grandfather, Judge Edward R. Finch, a prominent New York jurist who served as a State Court Judge (1915-43), Presiding Justice of the State's First Department; Associate Judge on the New York Court of Appeals. His father, Howard Ellis Cox, was a decorated World War II aviator, New York lawyer, and Long Island real estate developer.
Cox graduated from the Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (1968) and Harvard Law School (1972). After graduating from Princeton, Cox worked with the consumer advocate Ralph Nader as a founding member of "Nader's Raiders". Upon graduating from law school, Cox campaigned extensively for the reelection of his father-in-law, President Nixon. After the election, he and his wife Tricia Nixon Cox traveled to Europe and the Soviet Union, meeting privately with leaders and their families. Cox next became a lawyer with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.
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