Leander Martin Cox (May 7, 1812 – March 19, 1865) was a

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

. Born in Cumberland County, Virginia, Cox completed academic studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to

Flemingsburg, Kentucky Flemingsburg is a home rule-class city in Fleming County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2010 census, down from 3,010 at the 2000 census. It is the seat of Fleming County. Geography Flemingsburg is located no ...

. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1843–1845. He served as captain in the Third Kentucky Volunteers in the Mexican War in 1847. Cox was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in

, March 19, 1865. He was interred in Fleming County Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Leander Martin 1812 births 1865 deaths People from Cumberland County, Virginia Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Flemingsburg, Kentucky Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Know-Nothing members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 19th-century American politicians