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    Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. Born...
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    honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States Secretary of War. For 60 years, Fort Knox was the...
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    She married Henry Knox, who became a leading officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lucy accompanied Henry and lived in...
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    The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of...
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    Henry Knox Thatcher (26 May 1806 – 5 April 1880) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War. Thatcher was born...
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  • Sir Ralph Henry Knox, KCB, VD, PC (21 April 1836 – 21 July 1913) was a British civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War from 1897...
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  • Florida Knox, Indiana Knox, Henry County, Indiana Knox, Maine Knox, New York Knox, North Dakota Knox, Knox County, Ohio Knox, Vinton County, Ohio Knox, Pennsylvania...
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    Revolutionary War general Henry Knox, who was appointed as the first United States Secretary of War. As population increased, parts of Knox County were taken...
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    named for General Henry Knox. It is one of the few coal-producing counties in Kentucky that has not suffered massive population loss. Knox County is included...
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    train of artillery, also known as the Knox Expedition, was an expedition led by Continental Army Colonel Henry Knox to transport heavy weaponry that had...
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    Jr. Washington's relationship with Secretary of War Henry Knox deteriorated over rumors that Knox had profited from contracts for the construction of...
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  • Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox; the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after the latter. Other...
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  • John Henry Knox (26 July 1788 – 27 August 1872) was an Ulster-Scots politician who was a Tory Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He represented...
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  • Henry Knox Sherrill (November 6, 1890 – May 11, 1980) was an Episcopal bishop. He was the 20th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1947 to 1958...
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    Lincoln and later Henry Knox held the position. When Washington was inaugurated as the first President under the Constitution, he appointed Knox to continue...
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    Knox is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The town was named for General Henry Knox, the first United States Secretary of War. The population...
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  • Knox College is a private liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. It was founded in 1837 and offers more than 60 courses of study. Knox College was...
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    named for Continental and U.S. Army Major General Henry Knox. In the Nebraska license plate system, Knox County is represented by the prefix 12 (it had the...
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    John Knox (c. 1514 – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the...
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  • named Knox County in the United States, all named after Brigadier General Henry Knox who would later serve as the first Secretary of War: Knox County...
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    The county is named for Henry Knox, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was later the first Secretary of War. Knox County comprises the Mount...
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    county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1886. It is named for Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War general. According to the U.S. Census Bureau...
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    previous forts used wood, earth, and stone. It is named after Major General Henry Knox, the first U.S. Secretary of War and Commander of Artillery during the...
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    The county is named for Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806. The county...
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    organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox. A battle was fought during the American Civil War at Newark, involving...
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  • The Henry Knox Thatcher House is a historic house at Main and Elm Streets in Mercer, Maine. Built c. 1826, the building is a fine blend of late Federal...
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    Knox was founded in 1851, and is named for American Revolutionary War General Henry Knox. The Knox post office has been in operation since 1820. Knox...
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  • Henry Knox (1750–1806) was a Continental Army general in the American Revolutionary War. General Knox may also refer to: Alfred Knox (1870–1964), British...
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    property, not state, and he did not have permission from Secretary of War Henry Knox. The insurgents were organized into three major groups and intended to...
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    2307/1837800. hdl:2027/hvd.32044020001764. JSTOR 1837800. Knox, Henry. "Letter from Henry Knox to Alexander Hamilton, 24 November 1794". Founders Online...
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