Robert Cox (Michigan politician)
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Robert Cox | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Hillsdale County 3rd district | |
| In office January 2, 1861 – December 31, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Brewster |
| Succeeded by | George A. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1813 |
| Died | June 1890 (aged 77) |
| Party | Whig (until 1854) Republican (after 1854) |
Robert Cox (April 30, 1813 – June 1890) was a Michigan politician.
Cox was born on April 30, 1813, in the North Branch section of Branchburg, New Jersey. When Cox was young, he became a resident of New York. In 1829, Cox moved to Lenawee County, Michigan. In 1834 or 1835, he moved onto a farm in Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan.[1] Cox set out one of the first orchards in Wheatland Township, along with Harvey McGee and Lyman Pease. When Hunter Smith put a press into operation in Pittsford, Michigan, Cox and Zebulon Williams Sr., who also made an early orchard in the township, went and made their apples into cider there.[2]