William Ruffin Cox
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 106 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 11,1832 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Scotland Neck |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 26,1919 |
| Died | Richmond |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | North Carolina, United States |
| Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles and wars | American Civil War |
| Battle of Antietam | |
| Current partner | Katherine Hamilton Cabell Claiborne Cox |
| Previous position | Secretary of the United States Senate (1893–1900), Representative (1881–1887) |
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| ID | 1013402 |
William Ruffin Cox Life story
William Ruffin Cox was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1887, and Secretary of the Senate from 1893 to 1900.