James M. Rix (1811-1856) was born in Landaff, New Hampshire, and died in
Boston, Massachusetts. He married Mary E. Palmer in Concord, New Hampshire, in 1834. In
1838, he established the
Coos County Democrat, a weekly
newspaper located in Lancaster, New Hampshire, and was editor until his death. In
addition to being an editor, Rix was a politician and lawyer who served as the President
of the New Hampshire Senate in 1853.
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