Christopher Christian Cox (August 28, 1816November 25, 1882) was known as an American surgeon, professor at Philadelphia College of Medicine and the first lieutenant governor of Maryland.

Biography

Born in

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, Cox was a member of the

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, a coalition of Democrats loyal to the Union and

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during the

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. He received a

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from

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in 1835 and a

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thereafter. He graduated from

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with a

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degree in 1838 and began practicing in Baltimore. He moved to practice in Easton in 1843. He was Professor of

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at the Philadelphia College of Medicine from 1848 to 1849 and became Professor of

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and

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and Children in 1849. In 1857 and 1857 Cox was president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. In 1861 he became a surgeon in the United States Army, leaving in 1862. Cox served as the first

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from 1865 to 1868. The relatively new office was abolished in 1868 and not reinstated until 1970, when the next lieutenant governor,

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, was elected. Re-creation of the office involved an

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to the

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, which had superseded the 1864 constitution under which the office was initially established.

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conferred an

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on Cox in 1867, and in 1869 became Professor of

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. He was editor of the ''National Medical Journal'' in Washington, D.C. from 1870 to 1872, and also assistant editor of the ''Baltimore Patriot''. Cox was one of the founders of the

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in 1874. An Episcopalian, he died in Washington D.C.

References

External links

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1816 births 1882 deaths Politicians from Baltimore Lieutenant Governors of Maryland Maryland Unionists {{Maryland-politician-stub