John I. Cox

John I. Cox
29th Governor of Tennessee
In office March 21, 1905 – January 17, 1907
Preceded by	James B. Frazier
Succeeded by	Malcolm R. Patterson
18th Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
In office January 2, 1905 – March 21, 1905
Preceded by	Edward T. Seay
Succeeded by	Ernest Rice
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 17, 1907 – January 6, 1913
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	J. Parks Worley
In office January 7, 1901 – March 21, 1905
Preceded by	John Slack
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	James Isaac Cox (1855-11-23)November 23, 1855 Sullivan County, Tennessee
Died	September 5, 1946(1946-09-05) (aged 90) Abingdon, Virginia[1]
Resting place	Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Laura Deaderick (1882–1885, her death) Lorena Butler (m. 1889)[2]
Profession	Attorney

John Isaac Cox (November 23, 1855 – September 5, 1946) was an American politician who served as the 29th governor of Tennessee from 1905 to 1907. He was elevated to the position when Governor James B. Frazier resigned, and, as Speaker of the Tennessee Senate, he was the first in the line of succession. He failed to win his party's nomination for a second term, and returned to the state senate, where he remained until 1913. Cox also served as a county judge, city attorney, and local postmaster, and spent two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[1]

The Tennessee state flag was adopted during Cox's term as governor.^[3]