Cox Enterprises

James Middleton Cox was the 46th and 48th Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920. Cox was born in the tiny Butler County, Ohio, village of Jacksonburg. Cox practiced a variety of trades throughout his... life: high school teacher, reporter, owner and editor of several newspapers, and secretary to Congressman Paul J. Sorg. Cox represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives , resigning after winning election as Governor of Ohio . A capable and well-liked reformer, he was nominated for the presidency by the Democratic party while serving as Governor. Cox supported the internationalist policies of Woodrow Wilson and favored U.S. entry into the League of Nations. However, Cox was defeated in the 1920 presidential election by a fellow Ohioan and newspaperman, U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding of Marion. The public had grown weary of the turmoil of the Wilson years, and eagerly accepted Harding's call for a "return to normalcy." Cox's running mate was future president, then-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D.
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James Cox Kennedy is the chairman of Cox Enterprises, the media conglomerate founded by his grandfather, James M. Cox. According to the Forbes 400... list in 2008, he is the 49th richest person in the United States, through his $6.5 billion stake in the company. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, James C. Kennedy now lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Sarah. In 2007, James C. Kennedy inherited 25% stake in Cox Enterprises after his mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, died. Kennedy now serves as Cox Enterprises chief executive. Kennedy received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Denver in 1970. In 2003, James C. Kennedy received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kennesaw State University, located in Kennesaw, Georgia. James C. Kennedy began his career with Cox Enterprises in 1972. Kennedy worked in a variety of media roles throughout his career with Cox Enterprises. He began his career with Cox Newspapers where he held a variety of positions in the newspaper industry that include production assistant, reporter, copy editor, advertising salesman, business manager, and executive vice president/general manager in Atlanta, Georgia.
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