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==Governor of Ohio==
==Governor of Ohio==
In 1865, Cox ran for Governor of Ohio as a Republican, facing Democrat opponent and ambassador George W. Morgan. He managed to win the general election by seven percentage points,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=91188 OH Governor Race - Oct 10, 1865]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to serve for a two-year term.
In 1865, Cox ran for Governor of Ohio as a Republican, facing Democrat opponent and ambassador George W. Morgan. He managed to win the general election by seven percentage points,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=91188 OH Governor Race - Oct 10, 1865]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to serve for a two-year term. During the campaign, Cox publicly expressed support for a proposal by President Andrew Johnson that would "colonize" blacks in a separate territory to supposedly "work out their own salvation."<ref name=fonerp.222-23>Foner, Eric (1988). ''Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863'', p. 222–23. ''Harper and Row, Publishers''.</ref> He appealed to sentiments against racial equality, even threatening former ally James Garfield, a [[Radical Republican]], over the issue.
During the campaign, Cox publicly expressed support for a proposal by President Andrew Johnson that would "colonize" blacks in a separate territory to supposedly "work out their own salvation."<ref name=fonerp.222-23>Foner, Eric (1988). ''Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863'', p. 222–23. ''Harper and Row, Publishers''.</ref> He appealed to sentiments against racial equality, even threatening former ally James Garfield, a [[Radical Republican]], over the issue.
Under Cox's tenure, post-Civil War matters were handled.<ref>[https://www.nga.org/governor/jacob-dolson-cox/ Gov. Jacob Dolson Cox]. ''National Governors Association''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> Despite previously being am abolitionist, Cox at this point resented efforts to ensure equality for blacks and opposed suffrage measures out of the belief that whites and blacks were incapable of living together as equals.<ref name=battlefieldtrustbio/>
Under Cox's tenure, post-Civil War matters were handled.<ref>[https://www.nga.org/governor/jacob-dolson-cox/ Gov. Jacob Dolson Cox]. ''National Governors Association''. Retrieved December 20, 2021.</ref> Despite previously being am abolitionist, Cox at this point resented efforts to ensure equality for blacks and opposed suffrage measures out of the belief that whites and blacks were incapable of living together as equals.<ref name=battlefieldtrustbio/>