OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
William Franklin Knox

BORN:
January 1, 1874;
Boston, Massachusetts

DIED:
April 28, 1944 (age 70)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Alma College (BA)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1898:
Served in U.S. Army during Spanish American War;
Served in “Rough Rider” First Regiment, US Volunteer Cavalry with Theodore Roosevelt
1898-1901:
Served in several positions at the Grand Rapids Herald
1908-1910:
Major on the staff of the Governors of Michigan and New Hampshire
19o1-1940:
Publisher/ Owner of Several Newspapers
1910-1912:
Chairman, Republican State Central Committee, Michigan,
1911:
Member, Board of Indian Commissioners
1912:
Chairman, Michigan Republican Committee;
Vice Chairman, Theodore Roosevelt’s Campaign for Nomination for President;
Chairman of Michigan Delegation and Credentials Committee, National Progressive Convention
1917-1919:
Served in U.S. Army during World War I
1920:
Chairman of New Hampshire Delegation, Republican National Convention
1922-1924:
Chairman, State Publicity Committee of New Hampshire
1932:
Chairman, National Campaign to Combat Hoarding
1936:
Republican Nominee for Vice President of the United States
1940-1944:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter administers oath of office to Secretary of Navy, Col. Frank Knox in 1940 as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated, looks on (Library of Congress)

U.S. Navy
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

10/29/1940: Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (blindfolded) drawing a number from a container during the first peacetime draft lottery for compulsory military service. Also pictured are President Franklin Roosevelt (left), Major Edward S. Shattuck, and Lt. Colonel Charles R. Morris (Library of Congress)

INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS:
Washington Post (12/12/2016)
Smithsonian Magazine (12/15/2016)