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Knox (PHILANDER CHASE an American)

PHILANDER CHASE, an American lawyer; born in Brownsville, Pa., Pa., May 4, 1853; was graduated at Union College, Alliance, O., in 1872; settled in Pittsburgh, Pa.; and was admitted to the bar there in 1875. He was appointed assistant United States district attorney for Western Pennsylvania; resigned after serving one year and engaged in the practice of his pro- . On April 5, 1901, he was appointed Attorney-General of the United States by President McKinley to succeed John W. Griggs (resigned). Mr. Knox was a member of a number of clubs in Pittsburgh, New York, and Philadelphia; and in 1897 was elected president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. United PHILANDER CHASE KNOX America to establish good relations with United States 1916. Senator 1917-1923.

Author of "Future of Commerce" (1908); "International Unity" (1910); "Speeches" (1912). a

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