US Con Knox, Samuel Sr. - U.S. Congressman, MO

Samuel Knox Sr.
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Born: March 21, 1815

Birthplace: Blandford, Massachusetts

Father: General Alanson Knox 1784 – 1865
(Buried: Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Chagrin, Falls Ohio)​

Mother: Lucinda Knox 1784 – 1876
(Buried: Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Chagrin, Falls Ohio)​

Wife: Mary Kerr 1826 – 1863
(Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts)​

Married: March 18, 1845 in Saint Louis, Missouri

Children:

Samuel Knox Jr. 1846 – 1897​
(Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts)​
Reuben Knox 1850 – 1930​
(Buried: Woodstown Baptist Burial Ground, Woodstown, New Jersey)​
Matthew K. Knox 1854 – 1857​
(Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts)
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Political Party: Unconditional Unionist Party

Education:


1836: Graduated from Williams College​
1838: Graduated from Harvard Law School​

Occupation before War:

1838 – 1845: Attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri​
1845: Saint Louis Missouri City Counselor​
1845 – 1864: Attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri​
Helped to provide the land for Alpine Presbyterian Church in Menlo, Georgia.​

Civil War Career:

1845 – 1864: Attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri​
Elected to fill vacancy of Francis Preston Blair Jr.​
1864 – 1865: United States Congressman from Missouri​
1864 – 1865: Member of House Military Affairs Committee​
1864 – 1865: Missed 72 or 253 roll call votes in U.S. Congress.​
1865: Voted in favor of 13th​ Amendment to U.S. Constitution.​

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Saint Louis, Missouri, before returning to Blandford, Massachusetts​

Died: March 7, 1905

Place of Death: Blandford, Massachusetts

Age at time of Death: 89 years old

Burial Place: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
 
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