Channing H. Cox

Channing H. Cox

Channing Harris Cox (born October 28, 1879 in Manchester , New Hampshire , † August 20, 1968 ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1921 to 1925 .

Early years and political advancement

Channing Cox attended Dartmouth College until 1901 and then studied until 1904 at the Law School of Harvard University . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . From 1911 to 1919 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts , where he served as speaker from 1915 to 1918 . Afterwards he was Lieutenant Governor between 1919 and 1921 and thus Deputy Governor Calvin Coolidge , to whose successor he was elected in November 1920.

Massachusetts Governor

Channing Fox took up his new office on January 6, 1921 and was able to exercise it until January 8, 1925. During this time, the state's banking laws were changed. The entitlements for victims of occupational accidents have increased and child labor has been further restricted. It was also when compulsory schooling was introduced across the state of Massachusetts. Real estate agents were first taxed on their profits.

After the end of his governorship, Cox withdrew from politics. He worked in a private law firm. At times he also worked as a manager in the banking sector and in industry. Channing Cox died in 1968 at the age of 88. He had a child with his wife, Mary Young.

Web links

• Channing Cox at the National Governors Association (English)

• Channing H. Cox in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Channing H. Cox at The Political Graveyard