Knox
Knox names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below. 1 of them is described by more than one encyclopedia.
Knox HENRY, an American milian American military officer
Described by 2 of the 6 encyclopedias.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENRY, an American milian American military officer; born in Boston, July 25, 1750. distinguished as an adept in mili- Boston, July 25, 1750. He was d as an adept in military science, and at the battle of Bunker Hill rendered valuable service to General the battle of Bunker ble service to General Ward. He attracted the attention of the attention of Washington, who recommended him for mmended him for the command of an artillery regiment. in illery regiment. He particularly distinguished himself the repulse of Cornwallis at Assunpink stinguished himself in and the comedies, "The Hunchback The Love Chase" (1837), Princeton, and at the battle nwallis at Assumpink (1832) and " in 1777; at of Monmouth. For his signal service ton, and at the battle have survived. Among his other dramas Yorktown he was made Major-Genor his signal service at . In 1785 he was appointed by Conwas made Major-General ); "The sas appointed by Congress Secretary of War. He resigned f War. Es resigned in 1795, retiring to from the Cabinet in 1795, retiring to private life. He died in Thomaston, Me., Hed in Thomaston, Me., Oct. 25, 1806.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
noks Henry (1750-1806), an American soldier. He was a native of Boston. His father was a shipmaster. Young Henry was a clerk in a bookstore, with abundant opportunity to read. He made himself familiar with military tactics by observation and by questioning the officers of the British garrison then stationed in Boston. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill . When Washington took charge of the forces surrounding Boston, Knox proposed bringing cannon and ammunition from Ticonderoga. Washington gave him authority to do so. He loaded over fifty heavy guns and a supply of ammunition on sleds and brought the whole safely to Cambridge. Under Knox's direction the cannon were mounted on Dorchester Heights. They drove the British fleet out of the bay and the British troops out of Boston. He commended himself to Washington in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. He was with Washington during the trying winter of Valley Forge . In 1785 Congress appointed him secretary of war. He entered Washington's cabinet as the first secretary of the navy in 1794.
Knox JOHN, a Scotch religious re- Scotch religious reformer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, a Scotch religious re- Scotch religious reformer; born in Giffordsgate, near Had- Effordsgate, near Hnddington, Scotland, in 1505. A A pioneer of in 1505. Apioneer of Puritanism; prisoner of war, for 19 mer of war, for 19 months confined in the French galleys; friend of Calvin and Beza; a preacher of sermons that moved their hearers to demolish convents; with a price on his head, yet never faltering; arrested for treason, an armed "congregation" at his heels; burned in effigy, for years a dictator-he spent his life forwarding the Reformation in Scotland. His great work, distinguished in Scottish prose, was his " History of the Reformation of Religion within the Realm of Scotland" (1584). His famous "Letter to the Queen Dowager" appeared in 1556; the "First Trumpet Blast against the Monstrous Regiment of Women"-inveighing JOHN KNOX against women taking part in the government, and which offended Queen Elizabeth-in 1558. He died in Edinburgh, Nov. 24, 1572.
Knox PHILANDER CHASE, an American lawyer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
PHILANDER CHASE, an American lawyer; born in Brownsville, Pa., May 4, 1853; was graduated at Mount 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 3 district attorney for Western Pennsylvania; resigned after serving one year and engaged in the practice of his profession . 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 States Attorney-General 1901-1904, Senator for Pennsylvania (unfilled term) 1905. Elected for full term 1909. Secretary of State 1912, toured Latin- 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).
What Has Changed in the Last Century
The facts of all three lives stand, but a few details have moved. Collier's gives John Knox's birth as 1505; since the mid-20th century most scholars have preferred about 1514, on the evidence of Beza's account of his age, and the History of the Reformation is usually dated to its posthumous 1587 printing rather than 1584. Aiton's 1910 note that Henry Knox "entered Washington's cabinet as the first secretary of the navy in 1794" is a slip: he was Secretary of War, and no Navy Department existed until 1798. Collier's, printing in 1921, lists Philander Knox as senator to 1923, but he died in office on 12 October 1921, the year his own Knox-Porter Resolution formally ended the state of war with Germany; Henry Knox, meanwhile, gave his name to the Kentucky fort that has held the federal gold reserve since 1937.
Written for this edition, 2026.