James M. Cox Jr. grew up in Dayton, Ohio, but his family also spent time at their home in Miami, Fla.

James M. Cox Sr. campaigns for the Presidency in 1920 with running mate Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1903: Born on June 27 in Dayton, Ohio.

His father James Cox, a newspaper publisher, was also a U.S. congressman and governor of Ohio. In 1920 the senior Cox was the Democratic nominee for president.

1917-1920: James M. Cox Jr. attends Culver Military Academy in Indiana.

1922-1924: Attended Cheshire Academy in Connecticut.

1928: Receives Ph.B. degree from Yale University.

1920s: Cox, an aviation enthusiast at an early age, becomes a licensed pilot.