James Knox (Illinois politician)
- James Knox (Illinois politician)
James Knox was a member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois. He was born in Canajoharie, New York on July 4, 1807. Knox attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and was graduated from Yale College in 1830 with a law degree. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Utica, New York before moving to Illinois in 1836 and settling in Knoxville, where he continued the practice of law. In Illinois, Knox also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1847 and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857). Knox was appointed chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals during the Thirty-fourth Congress. He continued the practice of law until his death in Knoxville on October 8, 1876.
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[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000295 James Knox Page]
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