James Knox (politician)

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James Knox (born July 4, 1807 in Canajoharie , New York , †  October 8, 1876 in Knoxville , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1857 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Knox attended Hamilton College in Clinton and then Yale College until 1830 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1833, he began to work in this profession in Utica . In 1836 he moved his residence and law firm to Knoxville, Illinois. In his new home he was also active in agriculture. Politically, he joined the Whig Party . In 1847 he was a delegate to a constitutional convention for the state of Illinois.

In the congressional election of 1852 , Knox was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Richard S. Molony on March 4, 1853 . After being re-elected as a candidate for the short-lived opposition party , he was able to complete two terms in Congress by March 3, 1857 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . From 1855 he was chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Knox practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Knoxville on October 8, 1876.

Web links

  • James Knox in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)