William Shadrach Knox

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William Shadrach Knox

William Shadrach Knox (born September 10, 1843 in Killingly , Connecticut , †  September 21, 1914 in Lawrence , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1903 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1852, William Knox moved with his parents to Lawrence, where he attended public schools. He then graduated from Amherst College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1866, he began to work in Lawrence in this profession. Between 1875 and 1890 he was the legal representative of this city several times. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875 .

In the congressional election of 1894 , Knox was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Moses T. Stevens on March 4, 1895 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by March 3, 1903 . He was chairman of the committee for the administration of the American territories. During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell .

In 1902, Knox declined to run again. After serving in the US House of Representatives, he became President of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence . He died in Lawrence on September 21, 1914.

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