Cohen, John S., 1870-1935
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found: Biographical directory of the United States Congresss, viewed November 6, 2015:(Cohen, John Sanford, (1870-1935); born, Augusta, Ga., February 26, 1870; attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1885 and 1886; newspaper reporter for the New York World in 1886; secretary to Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith 1893-1896; member of the press galleries of Congress 1893-1897; during the Spanish-American War served as a war correspondent for the Atlanta Journal; subsequently enlisted and served in the Third Georgia Volunteer Infantry, attaining the rank of major; member of the army of occupation in Cuba; president and editor of the Atlanta Journal 1917-1935; originator of the plan for the national highway from New York City to Jacksonville, Fla.; vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee 1932-1935; appointed on April 25, 1932, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Harris and served from April 25, 1932, to January 11, 1933, when a successor was duly elected and qualified; was not a candidate in 1932 to fill the vacancy; continued in his former business activities until his death in Atlanta, Ga., May 13, 1935; interment in West View Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.) - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000597
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2015-11-09: new
2015-11-10: revised
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