Channing H. Cox
Politician
1879 – 1968
Who was Channing H. Cox?
Channing Harris Cox was an American Republican politician and the 49th Governor of Massachusetts born in Manchester, New Hampshire. Channing Cox attended Dartmouth College and served as Lieutenant Governor to Calvin Coolidge and continued his policies after Coolidge declined reelection to serve as Vice President. Mr. Cox was noted for advancing progressive labor legislation and adjusting administrative law to Massachusetts' changing economy. He was also known for being the first Massachusetts governor to use radio, when he broadcast live from the Eastern States Exposition on September 19, 1921, at the debut of station WBZ.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1879
Manchester - Also known as
- Channing Cox
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Harvard Law School
- Died
- Aug 20, 1968
West Harwich
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on July 23, 2013
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