Knox, Frank, 1874-1944
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U.S. secretary of the navy and newspaper editor and publisher and .
Publisher of the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, E̲v̲e̲n̲i̲n̲g̲ N̲e̲w̲s̲, 1901-1910, and of the C̲h̲i̲c̲a̲g̲o̲ D̲a̲i̲l̲y̲ N̲e̲w̲s̲, 1931-1944, campaign manager for Chase S. Osborn in 1910, Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of the Navy.
William Franklin Knox (January 1, 1874 - April 28, 1944) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II, from 1940-1944.
Frank Knox was an American newspaper publisher and Secretary of the Navy during most of World War 2.
Secretary of the Navy.
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Frank Knox was born in Boston on January 1, 1874. While still a boy, his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended Alma College, but interrupted his studies to enlisted in the Spanish-American War. Discharged when he contracted malaria, Knox accepted a position with the Grand Rapids Herald . In 1902, he and a printer of his acquaintance purchased the Evening Journal in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. A year later, they changed the name of the paper to the Evening News .
Knox was a progressive Republican who aligned himself with fellow Sault journalist Chase S. Osborn whom he had met in 1901. When Osborn ran for governor in 1910, Knox was his campaign manager, and following his nomination, he became chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. In 1912, Knox left the state to take over the Manchester Leader in New Hampshire.
Knox's subsequent career included ownership of the Chicago Daily News, vice presidential candidacy with Alfred Landon in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy (1940-1944).
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