Nicholas N. Cox
| Nicholas Nichols Cox | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Washington C. Whitthorne |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel P. Padgett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 6, 1837 Bedford County, Tennessee |
| Died |
May 2, 1912 (aged 75) Franklin, Tennessee |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | May Sleyden Cox |
| Alma mater | Lebanon Law School |
| Profession |
Attorney politician farmer banker |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Rank | colonel |
| Unit | Tenth Tennessee Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Nicholas Nichols Cox (January 6, 1837 – May 2, 1912) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district.
Cox was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 6, 1837, the son of Caleb and Nancy Cox. He went to Seguin, Texas as a child, attended the common schools, served on the Mexican frontier, and graduated from Lebanon Law School in 1858. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Linden, Tennessee. He was married on January 6, 1859, to Mary Slayden, daughter of Thomas Boyd and Jane (Lewis) Slayden, and had five children, with three boys and three girls, four surviving his death.
During the Civil War Cox was a colonel in the Tenth Tennessee Cavalry of the Confederate Army, serving principally with General Forrest. He settled in Williamson County, Tennessee in 1866 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1860, he was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Breckinridge and Lane.
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