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CALHOUN COUNTY MICHIGAN CALHOUN COUNTY
Among these, Dr. Cox soon took marked prominence. Ardent, resolute, tenacious, and aggressive, he eminently possessed the qualities requisite for leadership. From this time forward, his tact and judgment rendered him peculiarly influential in the counsels of his party until he became at length its most prominent member in this section. When his party was in power, he was ranked with the more liberal, progressive element, but after the ascendancy in the county. State, and nation had passed to other hands, his caution in regard to accepting new and untried methods lor restoring its supremacy
caused him to take rank as a conservative, and he has for many years been regarded as among the most stalwart leaders of the democracy.
Dr. cox received frequent marks of party confidence and honor. Besides the various positions held in his own city and county, lie was at one time a member of the State central committee, and in 1872 was a delegate to the democratic national convention at Baltimore. He was offered nominations on the State ticket, but invariably declined.
So far as his own city was concerned he abundantly shared its honors, having been president of the village in 1853; one of its first aldermen, a position which he held for six years; and mayor for two years, in 1873-4. He was also at one time a member of the school board, and has been connected with numerous organizations for the public benefit. For many years past he has been a member of the cemetery board, of which he was president at the time of his death.
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