Robert Cox (born September 12, 1828) was an American state legislator in Florida. He was from Alabama and moved to Florida before the American Civil War. He represented Leon County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870. He owned substantial property and had a son Benjamin who was a post office route agent.[1]
Cox was documented as being "mulatto". He worked as a carpenter.[2] He served in the Committee on Corporations with W. W. Moore.[3] He lived in Tallahassee, the state capital.[4]
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edit- ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner page 52
- ^ Brown (Jr.), Canter (December 10, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-0915-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ House, Florida Legislature (December 10, 1870). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
- ^ "Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Florida". W. & C. Julian Bartlett. December 10, 1868 – via Google Books.
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