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Elijah Allen Cox or Allen Cox (February 16, 1887 – August 28, 1974) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Cox was born in Baldwyn,
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. He attended
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in McKenzie, Tennessee and received a
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degree from
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in 1909. He
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in 1911 to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Baldwyn from 1911 to 1924, interrupted by service in the
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during
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. In the summer of 1917, he went to Officer Training Camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas."Third Battery, O.R.C."
''Fort Roots Gazette'', ''
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'', Little Rock, Arkansas, 98th year, July 2, 1917, page 3. He was a Chancellor of the First Chancery Court of Mississippi from 1924 to 1929.


Federal judicial service

On March 1, 1929, Cox was nominated by President
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to a new seat on the
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created by 45 Stat. 1422. He was confirmed by the
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on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 22, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on August 28, 1974.


Later life

He was buried at Baldwyn Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi.


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Elijah Allen 1887 births 1974 deaths Mississippi state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi United States district court judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge United States Army officer trainees United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law People from Baldwyn, Mississippi Vanderbilt University alumni