Elijah Allen Cox

Elijah Allen Cox or Allen Cox (February 16, 1887 – August 28, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Elijah Allen Cox
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office March 22, 1957 – August 28, 1974
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office March 2, 1929 – March 22, 1957
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Seat established by 45 Stat. 1422
Succeeded by	Claude Feemster Clayton
Personal details
Born	Elijah Allen Cox (1887-02-16)February 16, 1887 Baldwyn, Mississippi
Died	August 28, 1974(1974-08-28) (aged 87) Aberdeen, Mississippi
Spouse	Louise Norvell Jones (married 1919)
Parents	William M. Cox (father) Forest Allen (mother)
Education	Vanderbilt University (B.A.) read law

Education and career

Cox was born in Baldwyn, Mississippi. He attended McTyeire School in McKenzie, Tennessee and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1909.^[1] He read law in 1911 to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Baldwyn from 1911 to 1924, interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War I. In the summer of 1917, he went to Officer Training Camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas.^[2] He was a Chancellor of the First Chancery Court of Mississippi from 1924 to 1929.^[3]

Federal judicial service

On March 1, 1929, Cox was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi created by 45 Stat. 1422. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1929, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 22, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on August 28, 1974.^[3]

Later life

He was buried at Baldwyn Masonic Cemetery, Baldwyn, Mississippi.

See also

• List of United States federal judges by longevity of service