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* cox. 526 COXALGIA. military history of the Civil War: Atlanta (1882): The March to the Sea: Franklin and yashville (1882); The Second Bat lie of Bull Itun as Connected irith the Fitz-Jvkn Porter Vase (1882): and The Battle of Franklin (1879). His Military Reminiscences of the Civil ^ar (2 vols.) were published posthuniously in 1 ilOO. COX, IvENYON (18.56—). An American painter. He was born in Warren, Ohio, October 27, 1856. He studied in Cincinnati and Phila- delphia, and at the age of twenty-one went to Paris, where he remained seven years, under the instruction principally of Carolus Duran and Oerome. On his return to America he became a member of the Society of American Artists in New York. The portrait of the sculptor Augus- tus Saint-Gaudens ( 1887 ), which took the medal at the Paris Exposition, and "An Eclogue" (1890) are among his best easel pictures. Ex- amples of his mural decoration are to be seen in the Congressional Library at Washington and at Bowdoin College. He is noted for his large sense of form and competent drawing. He re- ceived several medals at Paris expositions. He vvas elected an associate of the National Acad- emy of Design in 1900. COX, Louise (186.5 — ). An American artist, born in San Francisco. In 1892 she married Kenyon Cox, the well-known figure-painter. She is herself an artist of considerable ability. In 1896 she won the third Hallgarten prize, and in 1900 a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of that year. COX, Palmer (1840 — ). An American artist and author, born in Quebec. He lived for a time in California and began his career by writing for the Golden Era and other Western papers, but in 1875 went to New York City, where he still lives. Mr. Cox's productions are almost exclusively in the field of fancy, the most widely kno^^^l being his sprightly verses and drawings of the Broimi- ies, whose experiences fill several volumes. COX, Richard (1500-81). An English bishop, bom in Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and was tutor to Prince Edward, who. when he became King, made Cox one of the Privy Council and King's almoner. In 1537 he became chaplain to Archbishop Cran- mer and the King, and a member of the commis- sion that nullified the marriage of«iAnne of Cleves. In 1549 he was one of the seven royal ■visitors who led the King's attack on the relig- ious, educational, and charitable establishments of England. Mary put him in prison, but he escaped to Frankfort, where he became the bit- ter opp(ment of .John Knox. Elizabeth restored him to the See of Ely. Cox translated the four Gospels, the Acts, and the Epistle to the Eomans, for the Bishop's Bible, and wrote a number of polemical essays. COX, Samit^t. (1826-93). An English Baptist biblical expositor, born in London. He gradu- ated at Stepney Baptist Theological College, London, in 1851 ; was pastor at Southsea (1852- 5-4) and at Ryde. Isle of Wight (18.54-59). He was compelled by throat trouble to stop preach- ing for a while, but was pastor in Nottingham from 1863 till 18SS, when failing health com- pelled his resignation. He died at Hastings, March 27, 1893. His fame rests upon his bibli- cal exposition and his connection with The Ex- positor, a monthly devoted to biblical topics, which he originated and whose first twenty vol- imes he edited (1875-84). Having become an advocate of L^niversalist views, he was obliged to resign his position. His publications were very popular and merited their wide sale. Of them may be mentioned The Private Letters of Saint Paul and Saint John (London, 1867) ; The Quest of the Chief flood ( 1868; rewritten as The Book of Ecclesiastes, irith a New Translation. 1890); An Expositor's Note-Book (1872) ; The Pilqrim Psalms (1874): Salvator Mundi (1877) "and The Larger Hope (1880), which two books on eschatology stirred up much controversy; A Com- inentary on. the Book of Job, u-ith a Transla- tion (1880); Expositions (4 vols., 1885-99); The Bird's Nest and Other Sermons for Children of All Affcs (1886) ; The Hebrew Twins: A Vin- dieation of Cod's IVaj/.s with Jacob and Esau (London, 1894). Consult the prefatory memoir by his wife in the last-mentioned work. COX, Sami-ei. Hanson (1793-1881). An American clergyman, born in New Jersey. He began to study law, but left it for theology, and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1817. Three years later he had charge of a church in New York City, and was mobbed on account of his anti-slavery sentiments, his house and church being sacked. In 1834 he was chosen professor of sacred rhetoric in the theological seminary at Auburn. X. Y., and in 1837 became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, where he remained until 1854. He was, in the mean- time, professor of ecclesiastical history in Union Theological Seminary. At the time of the divi- sion of the Presbyterian Church in 1837 he be- came a leader in the "New School' branch. On several occasions he was a delegate to conven- tions in Europe, and at one time was moderator of the General Assembly. In 1854 his voice failed, and he resigned his pastorate. Among his ])uhlished works are: Quakerism not Christian- ity: Interviews, Memorable and Useful; and many discourses. COX, Samuel Sullivan (1824-89). An American politician and author, born in Zanes- ville, Ohio. He graduated at Brown L^niversity in 1846, and was later admitted to the bar. but forsook the law in 1853 to become editor of the Ohio Statesman at Columbus. For one year he was secretary of legation in Peru. He repre- sented Ohio in Congress for eight years (1857- 65), and New York. Avhither he removed in 1866, for seventeen vears (1869-73. 1875-85. and 1886- 89). In 1885-86 he was Minister to Turkey. He was popul.arly known as the 'letter-carriers' friend' in I'eference to legislation proposed by him for increase in their salary and the conces- sion to them of a vacation with pay. A statue of him was erected by the letter-carriers in New York City. Mr. Cox wrote and lectured a great deal, some of his works being: Eiyht Years in Congress (1865); The Buclceye Abroad (1851); Why We Laugh (1876) ; and Three Decades of Federal Legislation (1885). A gorgeous piece of descriptive writing published in the States- man during his editorship won him the nick- name 'Sunset,' which clung to him through life. COXAL'GIA (NeoLat., from Lat. coxa, hip, Gk. iXyos. algos, pain), or Coxitis. An obsolete name of hip-joint disease. Either arthritis or suppuration occurs in the joint, with the result