Jacob Coxey
Coxey, Jacob Sechler (1854–1951), a United States social reformer. He was born in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and became a prosperous quarry owner at Massillon, Ohio. During the depression following the business panic of 1893, Coxey planned a march of the unemployed on Washington, D.C., to demand a federal program providing employment on public projects. Five hundred men, called "Coxey's Army," reached Washington in May, 1894. Coxey tried to speak outside the Capitol building but was arrested for trespassing on the grass. The District of Columbia paid the cost of sending his men home.
Coxey ran unsuccessfully for a number of public offices, including President, as a candidate of various minor parties. He finally achieved success in 1931 when, as a Republican, he was elected mayor of Massillon. He served until 1933.