of the election giving his support to the Democratic Party ticket and Franklin Roosevelt. This effectively led to the demise of the Jobless Party. Later efforts After the presidential election of 1932, Cox continued his relief work and was a member of the Pennsylvania Commission for the Unemployed. In the mid-1930s, Roosevelt appointed him to the state recovery board of the National Recovery Administration. James Cox became known as Pittsburgh's "Pastor of the Poor". Cox was also a mentor to Charles Owen Rice, who would inherit his mantle as Pittsburgh's labor priest for the rest of the 20th century. Cox died at age 65 in Pittsburgh on March 20, 1951; he is interred in Calvary Cemetery in the city's Hazelwood neighborhood. James R. Cox Collection The James R. Cox Collection is maintained the Archives Service Center (ASC) at the University of Pittsburgh. The collection consists of Cox's recorded radio programs, over four hundred photographs taken between 1923 and 1930, newspaper clippings, sermons, and hymns. His diary and manuscripts are preserved covering the period from 1904–1936. Included with the diary and manuscripts are a travel film of the Holy Land, transcripts from an interview and various certificates. Some of the photographs document his activities as a radio host with WJAS. Other photos document his charitable food distributions. References External links The Strip District: Father Cox Cox at WQED.org 1886 births Candidates in the 1932 United States presidential election 1932 United States presidential election 1951 deaths 20th-century American politicians American activists American trade union leaders American military chaplains Burials at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh) Catholic social teaching Duquesne University alumni History of Catholicism in the United States Protest marches in Washington, D.C. Religious leaders from Pittsburgh Roman Catholic activists Saint Vincent Seminary alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives and Collections World War I chaplains 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests