PHILANDER C. KNOX

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25. MCKINLEY
26. ROOSEVELT
27. TAFT
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BORN:
May 6, 1853;
Brownsville, Pennsylvania

DIED:
October 12, 1921 (age 68)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
West Virginia University, Morgantown;
University of Mount Union (BA, 1872)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1875:
Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar
1877-1901:
Private Law Practice
1897:
Became President of Pennsylvania Bar Association
1901-1904:
U.S. Attorney General
1904-1909:
U.S. Senator (R-PA)
1909-1913:
U.S. Secretary of State
1913-1916:
Private Law Practice
1917-1921:
U.S. Senator (R-PA)

RESOURCES:

L-R: President Taft, Mrs, Knox; Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, Vice President James Sherman, and Mrs. Taft (behind President Taft on the left) at a baseball game. (Photo Credit: Harris & Ewing/ Library of Congress)

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PORTRAITS:

Artist: Alphonse Jongers (State Department Portrait)
Artist: Arthur de Ferroris (Department of Justice)