Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Cox, Jacob Dolson
COX, JACOB DOLSON, an American
soldier; born in Montreal, Oct. 27, 1828;
was graduated at Oberlin in 1851, becoming
a lawyer; but upon the outbreak of
the Civil War was made Brigadier-General
of Ohio Volunteers. In 1862 he
became Major-General of United States
Volunteers, and in 1864 commanded a
division at Nashville. He was elected
governor of Ohio in 1865, and in 1869
became Secretary of the Interior in President
Grant's cabinet. He died in Magnolia,
Mass., Aug. 4, 1900.