Biography

07/08/1809 - 05/19/1879

Colonel Thomas Pope Knox (D3) Montgomery County 1856-1858

Early Life:

Colonel Thomas Pope Knox, born July 8, 1809, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia; son of Andrew and Rebecca Rice-Pray Knox; moved, Norristown, Pennsylvania, 1821; Norristown Academy; Rutgers College; married, Sarah Ann Leedom, five children; wife, children, all died, 1846; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1856-1858; Aide-de-camp, Governor William Bigler, appointed, Colonel, 1858-1861; president, State Agricultural Society; justice of the peace, Norriton Township; died, May 9, 1879 (aged 69) interment Montgomery Cemetery, West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Montgomery County, 1856-1858.

Aide-de-camp, Governor William Bigler, appointed, Colonel, 1858-1861.

President, State Agricultural Society. 

Justice of the peace, Norriton Township.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Philadelphia Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Saturday, May 31, 1879, page 3.

Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Saturday, May 31, 1879, Page 2.

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