HKRRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN niOORAPHY. medical association; has been president of
Killingly, Conn.
He has
He
In 1874-7.') he was a memlwr of the Mashouse of sachusetts and representatives; serveil on the judicIn committee. iary 1875-76 and 1887-90 he was city solicitor In 1895-1903 he was
died in St.
Mo. Knox, Samuel Richardson, naval otlicer, wan born Aug. 28, 1811, in Charh'Htown.
Louis,
Mass. He served in 18:J8-42 on the Wilkes exploring ex|HMlition as communder of the approached schooner Flying Fish. His nearer to the soutli pole than any other vessel in the squadron. Knox'« highhind was named in his honor. In 1849-52 he 8urveye<l the e«)astH of ('ulifornia and Oregon. He died Nov. 20, 188:». in Kverett, Mass.
Knox, Thomas Taylor,
soldier,
was born
184!». in HoaiH' county, Tenn. In 1871 he graduated from the United States
July
r
.SHH^IHHi
military academy. He was assigned to the StatcK United first cavalry; and until IHS2 served on the I'aeilie coast on various Indian operations. In 1882-93 he
was engaged
in
Lawrence, Mass. repn's«'ntative from
of
u
war
civil
war
ree«irdH
ofTice
phy and
lint; an<l acevpted the p«>hition of inspector-general of the national home for volunteer soldiers at New York City. Knox, Thomas Wallace, soldier, journali^t. traveler, author, was born .lune 20, 183."i, in IVnibroke, N.ll. He was a soldier, with the rank of colonel; an«I a noted war correspondent. The author of OverlantI Througli Asia; Camp- Fire and CottonField; Backsheesh; l'ndergroun<l Life; ilohn; The Boy Travellers Seri«'M, in sixteen volumes; How to Travel; Pocket Cuide Around the World; The Voyage of the N'ivian; Hunting Adventures on liand and Sea; Marco Polo for Boys antl (iirls; Decisive Battles sin*-*' Waterloo; liife of Robert Fulton; Hunters Three; In Wihl Africa; The Siberian Kxiles; and The Lost Arniv. He died Jan. (J, 1890, in Pembroke, N.H.* Knox, William Sbadrach, lawyer, banker, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1843, in
retired
Knglisli bible
at the Baker university; in l9(n2-00 was professor of Knglish
f
the at
Washington, D.U. He graduated law in from the rolumbian university. In 189395 Ih> joined Win n'giment in Arizona; and in 1898 was engaged in the Spani.sli-Ameriean war; and was desp«'rately wounded in Cuba. In 1898-1903 he was niajor insp«»ctor-general; and attained the rank of colonel in the inspector-general's department of the army. lb- was then placed on the
Massachusetts to fifty-sixth and
fifty-fifth,
congresses as a republican. He was chairman of the committee of territoricH in the fifty-fifth congress. Knudson, Albert Cornelius, educator, author, was born Jan. 23, 1873, in (Jrandmeadow, Minn. In 1898-19«M» he was professor of church history at the l)env«-r university; in 1900-02 was professor of philosolifty -seventh
com-
in
fifty fourth,
the
piling the Records of
the
Am-
graduated from
herst college; and in 1806 was admitted to the practice of law.
societies.
Knox, Samuel, congressman. In lSG3-().') he was a representative from Missouri to the thirty-eighth congress.
Lawrence,
nine since Conn., years of age. In 180.)
South Texas niedieal assoi-iation and thu Houston niedieal elub; and is a prominent member of numerous medical and the
of
scientific
44B
lived in
i>ible
and philosophy
at the Allegheny college; and since 1906
he has been professor
Hebrew
of
and
old
testament exegesis at Mostori
th(
He
university author of
school
of
theologj'.
is the The Old Testament Problem. Kobbe, Gustav, journalist, author, poet, was horn March 4, 1857, in New York City. He was educated in Germany; and received the degrees of A.B. and LL.B. from Col-
umbia university. He
disabletl
is
a
contributor to
Century,
the ners,
Forum,
Scrib-
and
leading magazines on music, drama, art an<l scenes of travel. He is a litterateur of New York City. He is the author of Jersey Coast and Pines; Wagner's of the Nilx'hiiig; Ring .My Rosary and Other Poems; New York City and its En irons; and variiuis other works.
other
Kobbe,
William
A.,
stddier,
was born
New York. In 1802-65 he the civil war; and in 1898 in the Spanish-American war as brigadier-general of the I'nited States army. He is military governor of the Hemp ports; and is military govern«»r Jind department commander May
10.
served
of
is JO. in
in
Mindanao and
Jolo.
