Samuel S. Cox

Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox
Cox c. 1870s
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
SpeakerJohn G. Carlisle
Preceded byJohn R. Tucker
Succeeded byWilliam S. Holman
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire
In office
August 25, 1885 – September 14, 1886
Appointed byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byLew Wallace
Succeeded byOscar Solomon Straus
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1865
Preceded bySamuel Galloway
Succeeded bySamuel Shellabarger
ConstituencyOhio's 12th district (1857–63)
Ohio's 7th district (1863–65)
In office
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byThomas E. Stewart
Succeeded byJames Brooks
ConstituencyNew York's 6th district
In office
November 4, 1873 – May 20, 1885
Preceded byJames Brooks
Succeeded byTimothy J. Campbell
ConstituencyNew York's 6th district (1873–85)
New York's 8th district (1885)
In office
November 2, 1886 – September 10, 1889
Preceded byJoseph Pulitzer
Succeeded byAmos Cummings
(redistricting)
ConstituencyNew York's 9th district
Personal details
Born(1824-09-30)September 30, 1824
Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 1889(1889-09-10) (aged 64)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materOhio University
Brown University
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Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

During and before the American Civil War, Cox was a moderate member of the Copperhead faction, who supported peace with the South at any cost. He voted against the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. After moving to New York, he focused his advocacy on trade liberalization, civil service reform, and railroad regulation.