Jacob Cox 1868 State of the State Address   Save
Ohio Governors Collection
Description: This 18 page booklet contains the text of Governor Jacob Cox’s message to the 58th General Assembly on Jan. 6, 1868. Cox (1828-1900) was a Republican governor who served from 1866 to 1868. Despite his membership in the Union party, Cox’s views with regard to African-Americans were conservative, as he opposed suffrage for African-Americans and proposed a separate reservation system for African-Americans. Cox’s administration was plagued by the divided Republican party. Cox himself was a proponent of President Johnson’s Reconstruction policies, and worked to bring together the ideologies of Johnson and the radical Republicans. Cox also served as Secretary of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Oberlin (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio); Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)