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 446 COX COXE was elected governor of Ohio. In 1869 he was appointed secretary of the interior by President Grant, but resigned in November, 1870, on account of disagreement with some measures of the administration. COX, Richard, an English prelate, born at Whaddon about 1500, died in 1581. He was educated at Eton and King's college, Cam- bridge, and when Christchurch college at Oxford was founded by Cardinal Wolsey, he was chosen one of its officers ; but adopting the doctrines of the reformers, he was thrown into prison. He was subsequently made master of Eton, and through the influence of Cranmer became a prebendary of Ely cathedral in 1541. He was tutor to Prince Edward, afterward Edward VI., upon whose accession he became chancellor of Oxford, canon of Windsor, dean of Westminster, and a privy councillor. When Mary began her reign he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea, but was soon released, and fled to the continent ; but on Elizabeth's accession he returned to England, and was made bishop of Ely, which see he held for 21 years, and worked zealously and even violently for the reformed faith. He took an active part in the preparation of the liturgy. The revision of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, in the edition of the Scriptures called the "Bishops' Bible," was made by him. COX, Sanmel Hanson, an American clergyman, born at Kahway, N. J., Aug. 25, 1793. He was brought up in the society of Friends, of which his family were members. In 1811 he began the study of law, but abandoned it with- in a year for that of theology, and was ordained by the presbytery of New Jersey, July 1, 1817. In 1820 he became pastor of the Presbyterian church in Spring street, New York, and soon obtained prominence in the denomination. The degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by Williams college in 1825, but in a letter to a newspaper he declined to accept what he styled the " semi-lunar fardels ;" he was always, how- ever, styled Dr. Cox. In 1833 he visited Eu- rope. During the early years of the anti-slavery agitation he took a prominent part in the move- ment, and his house and church were sacked by a mob, July 10, 1834. In the autumn of that year he became professor of sacred rheto- ric in the theological seminary at Auburn, N. Y., and in 1837 pastor of the first Presbyterian church in Brooklyn, where he remained till 1854; and during a considerable part of this period he was also professor of ecclesiastical history in the Union theological seminary, New York. After the disruption of the Pres- byterian church in 1837 he was a prominent member of the New School branch, was seve- ral times appointed its delegate to the religious gatherings in Europe, was one of the com- mittee to prepare a hymn book for the denom- ination, and in 1846 was moderator of the gene- ral assembly. He has been active in the be- nevolent and reformatory movements of the day, and noted for the peculiar style of his elo- quence, for his rare conversational powers, and for his intense dislike of Episcopacy, especially as developed in its so-called high church form, some allusion to which was inevitable in almost all of his sermons and historical lectures. In 1854, his voice having partially failed, he re- signed his pastorate, and took up his residence at Owego, N. Y. Besides discourses and ser- mons, he has published " Quakerism not Chris- tianity " (1833), and " Interviews, Memorable and Useful, from Memory reproduced" (1853). COX, Samuel Sullivan, an American lawyer and politician, born at Zanesville, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1824. He graduated at Brown university in 1846, and became a lawyer and editor in Ohio, travelled in Europe, and in 1855 was appointed secretary of legation to Peru. In 1856 he was elected to congress from Ohio, and reflected in 1858, I860, and 1862, thus serving for eight years. During the civil war he took a promi- nent part in opposition to the general policy of the administration. In 1866 he took up his resi- dence in New York, and was elected to congress from that city in 1868, and reflected in 1870. In 1872 he was defeated as candidate at large for the state, his opponent having a majority of 37,599. He has published "The Buckeye Abroad" (1852), "Eight Years in Congress" (1865), and "Search for Winter Sunbeams," a narrative of travel in Italy, Corsica, Algeria, and Spain (1870): COXCIE, or Coxis, Michael, a Flemish painter, born at Mechlin in 1497, died in Antwerp by a fall from a scaffolding in 1592. He studied under Bernard van Orley, and afterward at Rome, and returning home gained great fame and wealth. He is better known by his copy of the " Adoration of the Lamb," by the broth- ers Van Eyck, in the church of St. Bavon at Ghent, than by his many original productions. This copy was made for Philip II. of Spain, and cost two years of labor. It was finished in 1559. He could find no blue good enough for the mantle of the Virgin, and the king wrote to Titian for some ultramarine, of which Coxcie used to the value of 32 ducats on the mantle alone. This picture was sent from Ma- drid to Brussels by Gen. Belliard during the French occupation. It was in several parts, which are now scattered in the royal gallery of Berlin, in the Pinakothek at Munich, and in the collection of the king of Holland. With- out much originality, Coxcie yet conferred a service upon his native land by introducing the knowledge of the Italian masters. He is dis- tinguished for grace and an agreeable individu- ality. His illustrations of the fable of Psyche were engraved by Agostino Veneziano, and have furnished the models for innumerable paintings on glass. COXE, Arthur Cleveland, D. D., an American bishop, son of the Rev. Samuel Hanson Cox, born at Mendham, N. J., May 10, 1818. He graduated at the university of New York in 1838, took orders in the Episcopal church in 1841, and afterward officiated at Morrisania,