Samuel S. Cox

Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox
Cox c. 1870s
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Speaker	John G. Carlisle
Preceded by	John R. Tucker
Succeeded by	William S. Holman
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire
In office August 25, 1885 – September 14, 1886
Appointed by	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Lew Wallace
Succeeded by	Oscar Solomon Straus
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1865
Preceded by	Samuel Galloway
Succeeded by	Samuel Shellabarger
Constituency	Ohio's 12th district (1857–63) Ohio's 7th district (1863–65)
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Thomas E. Stewart
Succeeded by	James Brooks
Constituency	New York's 6th district
In office November 4, 1873 – May 20, 1885
Preceded by	James Brooks
Succeeded by	Timothy J. Campbell
Constituency	New York's 6th district (1873–85) New York's 8th district (1885)
In office November 2, 1886 – September 10, 1889
Preceded by	Joseph Pulitzer
Succeeded by	Amos Cummings (redistricting)
Constituency	New York's 9th district
Personal details
Born	(1824-09-30)September 30, 1824 Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 10, 1889(1889-09-10) (aged 64) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Ohio University Brown University
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Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

During and before the American Civil War, Cox was a moderate member of the Copperhead faction, who supported peace with the South at any cost. He voted against the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. After moving to New York, he focused his advocacy on trade liberalization, civil service reform, and railroad regulation.