Cox, E. St. Julian
lawyer, jurist, was born. Feb. 21, 1833, in Switzerland, during a temporary sojourn of his father's family, who was vice-consul at that time.
He was educated at the Academy of the Protestant Episcopal church of Philadelphia; studied law, moved to Wisconsin in 1852, and was subsequently admitted to the bar. In 1857 he practiced law in St.
Peter, Minn., and the following year was appointed United States court commissioner. During the war he was commissioned first lieutenant of company E, second regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, and has done good service for his country as captain of company E, first regiment Minnesota Rangers, cavalry, in charge of frontier posts. He has been judge of Waukesha county, Wis.; United States commissioner of Minnesota, and judge of the ninth judicial district of Minnesota. He now practices his profession in Los Angeles, Cal., to which city he moved on account of ill health.