William Coxe Jr. (May 3, 1762 – February 25, 1831) was a pioneer pomologist and a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. He served as Mayor of Burlington, New Jersey, from 1807 to 1815.
William married Rachel Smith. He had eight children with Rachel Smith. She was the daughter of Richard Smith and the only heir to a substantial fortune. He received a significant portion of inheritance from his wife's family. As a gesture to his wife, he made a will leaving her an estate in Pennsylvania and New York on January 15, 1822. The names of the eight children were Maria, Margaret, Anne, Harriet, Emily, William Smith, Richard Smith and Elizabeth.[1]
He died in Burlington, New Jersey, on February 25, 1831. He was interred in St. Mary's Churchyard.[2]
Politicianedit
William Coxe Jr. served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1796–1804 from 1806 to 1809, and again in 1816 and 1817. He served as speaker 1798–1800 and again in 1802. Coxe was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).[2][1]
Pomologistedit
Coxe is better known as a pomologist. He maintained the first experimental orchard in America. His A View of Cultivation of Fruit Trees, and the Management of Orchards and Cider (1817) was the first book on pomology written by an American or about American fruit trees. The illustrated book provided information about 200 fruits, including apples, cherries, peaches, pears, and plums.[3]
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William Coxe Jr. and his brother Tench Coxe were abolitionists. Tench was a political economist and abolitionist leader. He was a founding member and secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery in Philadelphia around 1787. William was a member and delegate of the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. It was founded in 1793. Their distant relative was radical abolitionist Samuel Hanson Cox.[4][5]
^The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste. Luthur Tucker. 1856.
^Eric Saul (September 28, 2021). "COXE, William, Jr. & COXE, Tench, 1755-1824". Civil War Library. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^Poole, William Frederick (1873). Anti-Slavery Opinions before the year 1800, To which is appended a facsimile reprint of Dr. G. Buchanan's Oration on the moral and political evil of slavery delivered July 4, 1791. Cincinnati, OH: Robert Clarke & Co. p. 79.
william, coxe, 1762, february, 1831, pioneer, pomologist, representative, from, jersey, served, mayor, burlington, jersey, from, 1807, 1815, contents, personal, life, politician, pomologist, abolitionist, also, referencespersonal, life, editborn, burlington, j. William Coxe Jr May 3 1762 February 25 1831 was a pioneer pomologist and a U S Representative from New Jersey He served as Mayor of Burlington New Jersey from 1807 to 1815 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Politician 3 Pomologist 4 Abolitionist 5 See also 6 ReferencesPersonal life editBorn in Burlington New Jersey he was the son to Mary Francis and William Coxe 1 William married Rachel Smith He had eight children with Rachel Smith She was the daughter of Richard Smith and the only heir to a substantial fortune He received a significant portion of inheritance from his wife s family As a gesture to his wife he made a will leaving her an estate in Pennsylvania and New York on January 15 1822 The names of the eight children were Maria Margaret Anne Harriet Emily William Smith Richard Smith and Elizabeth 1 He died in Burlington New Jersey on February 25 1831 He was interred in St Mary s Churchyard 2 Politician editWilliam Coxe Jr served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1796 1804 from 1806 to 1809 and again in 1816 and 1817 He served as speaker 1798 1800 and again in 1802 Coxe was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress March 4 1813 March 3 1815 2 1 Pomologist editCoxe is better known as a pomologist He maintained the first experimental orchard in America His A View of Cultivation of Fruit Trees and the Management of Orchards and Cider 1817 was the first book on pomology written by an American or about American fruit trees The illustrated book provided information about 200 fruits including apples cherries peaches pears and plums 3 Abolitionist editWilliam Coxe Jr and his brother Tench Coxe were abolitionists Tench was a political economist and abolitionist leader He was a founding member and secretary of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery in Philadelphia around 1787 William was a member and delegate of the New Jersey Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery It was founded in 1793 Their distant relative was radical abolitionist Samuel Hanson Cox 4 5 See also editChauncey Colton Albert Taylor BledsoeReferences edit a b c Cox Henry Miller 1912 The Cox Family in America New York The Unionist Gazette Association p 215 a b United States Congress William Coxe Jr id C000843 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste Luthur Tucker 1856 Eric Saul September 28 2021 COXE William Jr amp COXE Tench 1755 1824 Civil War Library Retrieved September 28 2021 Poole William Frederick 1873 Anti Slavery Opinions before the year 1800 To which is appended a facsimile reprint of Dr G Buchanan s Oration on the moral and political evil of slavery delivered July 4 1791 Cincinnati OH Robert Clarke amp Co p 79 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byN A Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Jersey s 3rd congressional district1813 1815 Succeeded byN A nbsp nbsp This article about a New Jersey politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Coxe Jr amp oldid 1212485766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
