Samuel Knox
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Samuel Knox was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born in Blandford, Massachusetts
, Knox attended the common schools.
He graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
, in 1836 and from the law department of Harvard University
in 1838.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1838.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced law there, then became city counselor in 1845.
He successfully opposed Francis P. Blair, Jr. as an Unconditional Unionist in the election to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from June 10, 1864, to March 3, 1865.
He was unsuccessful for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri.
He returned to Blandford, Massachusetts
, where he died March 7, 1905.
He was interred in Peabody Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :...
, Knox attended the common schools.
He graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, in 1836 and from the law department of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1838.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1838.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced law there, then became city counselor in 1845.
He successfully opposed Francis P. Blair, Jr. as an Unconditional Unionist in the election to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from June 10, 1864, to March 3, 1865.
He was unsuccessful for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in St. Louis, Missouri.
He returned to Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of the Blandford Ski Area.- History :...
, where he died March 7, 1905.
He was interred in Peabody Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
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