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C. J. COFFEY.
Cornelius J. Coffey, Senator from the Thirteenth District, composed of Holt, Garfield, Wheeler and Boyd counties, was born in Michigan, December 3, 1875. In 1877 his parents removed to Nebraska and settled on a farm five miles west of O'Neill, where Senator Coffey resided until five years ago, when he located at Spencer, Nebraska, his present home. His primary education was received in the public schools. When eighteen years of age he commenced teaching in the district schools. He attended the Western Normal College, at Lincoln, for one year. He then resumed school teaching, alternating it with farming. He commenced his commercial career as a clerk, and in 1902 engaged in the hardware and implement business at Spencer on his own account.Senator Coffey never held any other office except that of school director at Spencer, and for five years village trustee, until he was elected to the Senate on the Fusion ticket, in 1902. His district gave a majority to Governor Mickey, but notwithstanding, Senator Coffey carried it by a good majority. On January 9, 1900, senator was married to Mary A. Dailey, and has one son two years old.
J. M. COX.
James H. Cox, Senator from the Twenty-fifth District, Clay and Hamilton counties, was born in Kendall county, Illinois, August 16, 1849. He received his education in the schools of his native state, his youthful days being mainly passed on the farm. For some years he followed farming in his native state, and in May, 1879, came to Nebraska and located where now is situated the town of Hampton. The country about was then wild prairie, and this land Mr. Cox commenced to cultivate. He has been successful as a farmer, which has been his life's work mainly, and having faith in Nebraska soil, as his means would permit, he acquired additional land, until at the present time, he has about 3,000 acres of as good land as can be found in the state. He has carried on farming on an extensive scale and is a large feeder and shipper of live stock. For a short time he was engaged in the lumber business at Hampton and has also been considerably interested in banking. He is one of the self made men of the Senate and is highly esteemed in his home county as well as by all who know him throughout the state. For fifteen years he has been a school director in his home town and chairman of the Board of Town Trustees of Hampton until he declined re-election. He has always been a Republican but has never been among the office-seeking class. He is a thorough home man and has a family consisting of wife, three sons and two daughters. His wife, whom he married at Plano, Illinois. February 1, 1875, in maidenhood, was Miss Sarah J. Tyler. Mr. Cox is one of the conservative and hard-working members of the Senate.
GEORGE L. DAY.
George L. Day, Senator from the Twenty-sixth District, composed of Nuckolls, Webster and Franklin counties, was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin, January 25, 1857. He received his education in the common schools and the State Normal School of the native town. He later entered the Philadelphia Dental College, Philadelphia, where he took a course of study. In November, 1879, he came to Nebraska and located at Superior where he engaged in the lumber and coal business and which town is still his residence place.Senator Day has been highly successful as a business man and is interested in a number of lumber and coal yards at different points in southern Nebraska. While he has been an active factor in politics, always giving his support to the Republican party, until his election to the Senate he never held other than local offices. Senator Day is a married man, his wife in maidenhood, being Isabella Barber, whom he married May 17, 1881. His family consists of one son and two daughters.
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