James Cox (New Jersey politician)

James Cox (October 16, 1753^[1] – September 12, 1810) was a member of the United States House of Representatives (from New Jersey) in the 11th Congress.

He was born in Monmouth, New Jersey (now Freehold Borough) on October 16, 1753, the son of Judge Joseph and Mary (Mount) Cox. He was an officer in the American Revolutionary War at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, and was elected Brigadier General of the Monmouth Brigade after the war. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1801 to 1807 and was its speaker from 1804. He served as a Representative in the 11th United States Congress from 1809 until he died of a stroke on September 12, 1810, in Upper Freehold Township. He was buried in the Yellow Meeting House Cemetery in the Red Valley section of the township.

James Cox married Ann Potts (1757–1815), daughter of William and Amy (Borden) Potts, on February 29, 1776. They were the parents of thirteen children, including Ezekiel Taylor Cox, who was a member of the Ohio State Senate and father of United States Representative Samuel Sullivan Cox.

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
• Coxs Corner, Monmouth County, New Jersey

1. ^ Washington, Past and Present: A History. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1932, 5:851.

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• General James Cox Chapter of the DAR
• James Cox at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress