Coxey,Jacob Sechler

Coxey,Jacob Sechler
Cox·ey (kŏkʹsē), Jacob Sechler. 1854-1951.
American businessman and reformer who led a march on Washington, D.C., to protest unemployment and recommended the use of fiat money to finance a work program.

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  • Coxey's Army —    Jacob Sechler Coxey (1854 1951), the wealthy owner of a quarry in Massillon, Ohio, had bills introduced in Congress to stimulate employment. The year following the Panic of 1893, a time when many people were unemployed, Coxey wanted Congress… …   Dictionary of eponyms

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  • Coxey — /kok see/, n. Jacob Sechler /sech leuhr/, 1854 1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey s army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty. * * * …   Universalium

  • coxey — noun see coxy II * * * /kok see/, n. Jacob Sechler /sech leuhr/, 1854 1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey s army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coxey — biographical name Jacob Sechler 1854 1951 American politician reformer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Coxey — Cox•ey [[t]ˈkɒk si[/t]] n. big Jacob Sechler, 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led unemployed marchers(Cox′ey s ar′my)to petition Congress 1894 …   From formal English to slang

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