- John W. Cox, Jr.
John W. Cox, Jr. (born
July 10 1947 ), is an American politician who was a Democratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives for one term. From 1991 to 1993, herepresented the 16th District ofIllinois ( [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/il16_109.gifmap] ).Cox was born in
Hazel Green, Wisconsin , and he attended the nearbyUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville inPlatteville, Wisconsin . He was then educated at theJohn Marshall Law School inChicago , and was theJo Daviess County, Illinois district attorney attorney and prosecutor, as well as a lawyer in private practice before entering the House.After the retirement of Republican
Lynn Morley Martin , Cox surprisingly won this seat in a Congress, in a conservative stronghold that had not been held by a Democrat since 1915. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1992 and was defeated by Donald Manzullo, who still holds the seat.Following his term, Cox returned to
Galena, Illinois where he continued his private law practice. Currently John Cox is City Attorney for Galena, IL.External links
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000836 Congressional page referring to Cox's term]
* [http://www.coxward.com/profiles/2797519 Law firm page about Cox]
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