Jacob Sechler Coxey Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
JACOB SECHLER COXEY
Born: April 16, 1854 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Died: May 18, 1951 in Massillon, Ohio
Biography
Jacob Coxey (1854-1951) is best known for leading "Coxey's Army", a band of jobless men who marched on Washington, D.C. after the Panic of 1893 to petition Congress for measures to relieve unemployment. Though popular, the group reached the nation's capital with 500 instead of the projected 100,000 marchers, and their leaders were arrested for walking on the Capitol lawn. Coxey, who advocated public works as a means to alleviate unemployment, would later serve as Mayor of Massillon, Ohio (1931-1933) and unsuccessfully seek the presidency in 1932 and 1936.
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JACOB SECHLER "GENERAL COXEY" COXEY - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/07/1891 - HFSID 17820Document signed by Jacob Sechler Coxey on his personalized business letterhead in 1891, acknowledging payment. Signed as "JSCoxey", it references a transaction and includes bloodlines for his horses. Addressed to "The Kellogg Seamless [illegible]. Co", Boston, Massachusetts.Sale Price $295.00
$360.00
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JACOB SECHLER "GENERAL COXEY" COXEY - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 1929 - HFSID 224318Card signed by Jacob Sechler Coxey in 1929 features holiday greetings and the inscription "Yours Truly", written as "Genl.J.S.Coxey". Coxey, known for leading "Coxey's Army" during the Panic of 1893, advocated for public works to relieve unemployment.
Sale Price $175.00
$220.00
