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About Thomas Cox
Thomas Cox was an American pioneer, politician, and surveyor from what is now Kentucky. His family moved to the Indiana Territory, where Cox joined the territory militia. He was promoted to a lieutenant colonel and may have seen service in the War of 1812. After the war, he became a surveyor to help support his family. He also served in county politics until the state of Illinois was formed in 1818. Cox was elected to its 1st General Assembly as a state senator, serving for two years. He then worked as Register of the U.S. Land Office in Springfield, Illinois, but fell into debt after some poor land speculation deals.
Everything about Thomas Cox →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of Illinois
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1787
- Died
- November 9, 1844