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    Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller, military officer and politician. A Founding Father of the United States, he was...
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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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    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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  • She married Henry Knox, who became a leading officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lucy accompanied Henry and lived on...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • John Henry Knox (26 July 1788 - 27 August 1872), was a Tory Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom who represented the constituency of Newry from...
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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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  • 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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    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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    Washington's relationship with his Secretary of War Henry Knox deteriorated after rumors that Knox had profited from contracts for the construction of...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    construction fell to the Department of War, headed by Secretary Henry Knox. As early as 1790 Knox had consulted various authorities regarding ship design. Discussions...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    seat is Galesburg. Knox County comprises the Galesburg, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Knox County was named in honor of Henry Knox, the first US Secretary...
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    of food, fuel, and supplies. In November 1775, George Washington sent Henry Knox on a mission to bring the heavy artillery that had recently been captured...
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    artillery Henry Knox persuaded Washington to transfer 400 to 500 soldiers, who lacked muskets or guns, to crew the artillery. In early June, Knox and General...
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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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