Seymour_M._Knox

Seymour M. Knox

Seymour M. Knox

American politician

For others of the same name, see Seymour Knox.

Seymour Moses Knox (December 11, 1818[1] or January 12, 1820[2][3][4] in Russell, New York – December 8, 1901 in Ripon, Wisconsin[3][5]) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Knox was born in 1818 or 1820 in Russell, New York.[1][2] He relocated to the Geneva Lake area in Wisconsin in 1845.[1] He later moved to what is now Marquette, Wisconsin.[6] He died in Ripon, Wisconsin.[1]

Career

Knox was president of the Green Lake Agricultural Society in the 1860s.[7][8] Knox was elected to the Assembly in 1873. He was also chairman of the Town of Green Lake Board. He began his political career as a Democrat, but switched his affiliation to Republican in support of President Lincoln's anti-slavery stance.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "S. M. Knox Is Dead". The Daily Tribune. December 14, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. [2]
    A. J. Turner, ed. (1874). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (13th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 460. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  3. [3]
    "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907". FamilySearch. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. [4]
    Foote, Nathaniel (1926). William Knox of Blandford, Mass: A Record of the Births, Marriages and Deaths of Some of His Descendants. Author. p. 144.
  5. [5]
    "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907". FamilySearch. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. [6]
    Portrait and Biographical Album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Acme Publishing. 1889. pp. 718–720. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  7. [7]
    "The Annual Meeting ..." Berlin City Courant. January 9, 1862. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. [8]
    "The Annual Meeting ..." Berlin City Courant. January 15, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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