Philander C. Knox
| Philander C. Knox | |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1917 – October 12, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | George Tener Oliver |
| Succeeded by | William Evans Crow |
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In office June 10, 1904 – March 4, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Quay |
| Succeeded by | George Tener Oliver |
| 40th United States Secretary of State | |
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In office March 6, 1909 – March 5, 1913 |
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| President |
William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Robert Bacon |
| Succeeded by | William Jennings Bryan |
| 44th United States Attorney General | |
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In office April 5, 1901 – June 30, 1904 |
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William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John William Griggs |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Moody |
| Personal details | |
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Philander Chase Knox May 6, 1853 Brownsville, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | October 12, 1921 (aged 68) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
West Virginia University Mount Union College |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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Philander Chase Knox (May 6, 1853 – October 12, 1921) was an American lawyer, bank director and politician who served as United States Attorney General (1901–1904), a Senator from Pennsylvania (1904–1909, 1917–1921) and Secretary of State (1909–1913). He served in the Cabinet under three presidents. Active in law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the partnership known as Knox and Reed, Knox was also one of several founders of the city of Monessen in the state, where a street is named for him. With the industrialists Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Mellon, he was a director of the Pittsburgh National Bank of Commerce.
Philander Chase Knox was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, one of nine children of Rebecca (née Page) and David S. Knox. His father was a banker and his mother was active in philanthropic and social organizations. He went to private primary and secondary schools attended by children of the affluent. Knox attended Mount Union College, where he graduated in 1872 with a bachelor of arts degree. While there, he formed a lifelong friendship with William McKinley, the future U.S. President, who at the time was a local district attorney. Knox attended the West Virginia University College of Law, graduating in 1875.
In 1880, Knox married Lillian "Lillie" Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Darsie Smith. Her father was a partner in a steel company known as Smith, Sutton and Co. The company eventually became a part of Crucible Steel. Knox and his wife had several children, including Hugh Knox. His extended relatives include a nephew, "Billy" Knox.
Knox was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced in Pittsburgh. From 1876-77 he was Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Knox became a leading Pittsburgh attorney in partnership with James Hay Reed, their firm being Knox and Reed (now Reed Smith LLP). In 1897 Knox became President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Along with Jesse H. Lippencott, a fellow member of an elite hunting club (see South Fork below), Knox served as a director of the Fifth National Bank of Pittsburgh. With Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Mellon, he was a director of the Pittsburgh National Bank of Commerce. As counsel for the Carnegie Steel Company, Knox took a prominent part in organizing the United States Steel Corporation in 1901.
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