Background
Cox, James B. was born on March 4, 1861 in Blountville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Abram J. and Harriet A. (Worley) Cox.
Cox, James B. was born on March 4, 1861 in Blountville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Abram J. and Harriet A. (Worley) Cox.
Jefferson Academy, Blountville. University of Tennessee.
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1891. City attorney, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1898-1899. Local counsel South & Western R.R., 1906-1908.
Tennessee counsel Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway, 1908-1910. United State Attorneys for Eastern District of Tennessee, April 26, since 1910. Candidate for Congress, 1st Tennessee District, 1913.
God calls for justice for those, who are oppressed by the powers of the day. Therefore Christians should be involved in political life.
Small groups inside the Methodist Church should be developed. Thus all members of “societies” could receive support and be challenged in their faith.
Married Amelia Richmond, of Gate City, Virginia, May 31, 1882.