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Hardin Cox

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Hardin Cox
Hardin Cox and his wife, Virginia Cox
Hardin Cox and his wife, Virginia Cox
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1975 – January 1983
Preceded byWilliam J. Esely
Succeeded byPat Danner
Personal details
Born
Hardin Charles Cox, Jr.

March 4, 1928
Rock Port, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2013
Rock Port, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVirginia Ann Heifner
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsKorean War

Hardin Charles Cox, Jr. (March 4, 1928 – March 8, 2013) was an American politician, businessman, and writer.

Born in Rock Port, Missouri, Cox served in the United States Army in 1945-1946 and then during the Korean War. He then graduated from University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and was owner of an insurance business. He also wrote a newspaper column for the local newspaper the 'Atchison County Mail.' He served on the Atchison County Commission. Cox also served in the Missouri House of Representatives 1965-1975 and the Missouri State Senate 1975-1983 as a Democrat. He died in Rock Port, Missouri.[1][2]

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