William S. Knox

{{Infobox officeholder |name=William S. Knox |image=William S. Knox (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg |caption=From 1896's ''Illustrated Congressional Manual''. |state1= [[Massachusetts]] |district1= {{ushr|MA|5|5th}} |term_start1= March 4, 1895 |term_end1= March 3, 1903 |predecessor1= [[Moses T. Stevens]] |successor1= [[Butler Ames]] |office2= Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] |term2= 1874-1875 |birth_name = William Shadrach Knox |party= [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |birth_date= {{Birth date|1843|9|10}} |birth_place= [[Killingly, Connecticut]], US |alma_mater=[[Amherst College]] |resting_place = [[Bellevue Cemetery]] |death_date= {{Death date and age|1914|9|21|1843|9|10}} |death_place= [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], US |spouse= (1st) Eunice B. Hussey <br> (2nd) Helen M. Boardman }}

'''William Shadrach Knox''' (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served from 1895 to 1903.

== Early life and education == 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 in [[Killingly, Connecticut]], he moved with his parents to [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], in 1852; he attended the public schools and [[Amherst College]] where he studied the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Lawrence.

== Political career == 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.

=== Congress === Knox was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] 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 career and death == Later, he became president of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence.

He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1914 and was interred in [[Bellevue Cemetery]].

==See also== * [[1874 Massachusetts legislature]] * [[1875 Massachusetts legislature]]

==References==

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