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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Moses T. Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Butler Ames |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874-1875 | |
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| Born | William Shadrach Knox (1843-09-10)September 10, 1843 |
| Died | September 21, 1914(1914-09-21) (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Bellevue Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | (1st) Eunice B. Hussey (2nd) Helen M. Boardman |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
William Shadrach Knox (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts who served from 1895 to 1903.
Knox was the son of William Shadrach Knox Sr and Rebecca Walker, and the grandson of Samuel Knox and Mary Kimbell and Jimmy Walker and Hannah Richardson. Born inKillingly, Connecticut, he moved with his parents toLawrence, Massachusetts, in 1852; he attended the public schools andAmherst College where he studied the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Lawrence.
In 1874 he became a member of the State house of representatives in 1874 and 1875, and he was city solicitor of Lawrence in 1875, 1876, and 1887-1890.
Knox was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903). There he served as chairman, in the Committee on Territories (Fifty-fifth through Fifty-seventh Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination.
Later, he became president of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence.
He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1914 and was interred inBellevue Cemetery.
United States Congress."KNOX, William Shadrach (id: K000299)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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