American politician
Seymour Moses Knox (December 11, 1818[ 1] or January 12, 1820[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] in Russell, New York – December 8, 1901 in Ripon, Wisconsin[ 3] [ 5] ) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly .
Biography
Knox was born in 1818 or 1820 in Russell, New York .[ 1] [ 2] He relocated to the Geneva Lake area in Wisconsin in 1845.[ 1] He later moved to what is now Marquette, Wisconsin .[ 6] He died in Ripon, Wisconsin .[ 1]
Career
Knox was president of the Green Lake Agricultural Society in the 1860s.[ 7] [ 8] Knox was elected to the Assembly in 1873. He was also chairman of the Town of Green Lake Board. He began his political career as a Democrat , but switched his affiliation to Republican in support of President Lincoln 's anti-slavery stance.[ 6]
References
^ a b c d "S. M. Knox Is Dead" . The Daily Tribune . December 14, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b A. J. Turner, ed. (1874). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (13th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 460. Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ a b "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907" . FamilySearch . Retrieved 10 September 2017 .
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^ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907" . FamilySearch . Retrieved 10 September 2017 .
^ a b Portrait and Biographical Album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin . Chicago: Acme Publishing. 1889. pp. 718–720. Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ "The Annual Meeting ..." Berlin City Courant . January 9, 1862. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Annual Meeting ..." Berlin City Courant . January 15, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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