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Frank Knox

1874 - 1944

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William Franklin Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. Born in Boston, he attended Alma College and served with the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War. After the war, he became a newspaper editor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and state chairman of the Republican Party. He was a leading supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive candidate for president in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Knox is the 16,002nd most popular politician (down from 15,134th in 2019), the 9,047th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,617th in 2019) and the 691st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frank Knox ranks 16,002 out of 19,576. Before him are José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Varlam Avanesov, John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu, José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Æthelred I of Northumbria, and Norbert Hofer. After him are Ro Khanna, George Washington Goethals, Susan Collins, Samiha Khalil, Ilias Tsirimokos, and Leopold Wohlrab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Frank Knox ranks 217. Before him are Lewis Sheldon, Josep Irla, Guido Balzarini, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Paul Van Asbroeck, and Émile Reuter. After him are Auguste Giroux, Cathal Brugha, Victor Sonnemans, Hans Reissner, Ottó Hellmich, and Josiah McCracken. Among people deceased in 1944, Frank Knox ranks 283. Before him are Rose O'Neill, Perry McGillivray, Kang Kyeong-ae, Hermann Hansen, Endre Steiner, and Grigore Antipa. After him are Stephen Leacock, Victor Basch, Michael Pedersen Friis, George Clausen, Emine Semiye Önasya, and Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Knox ranks 9,049 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Chester French (1850), Damien Sandow (1982), Lil Peep (1996), Stanley Turrentine (1934), Ned Luke (1958), and Dell Curry (1964). After him are Donovan Mitchell (1996), Mary Kay Place (1947), Ro Khanna (1976), Fred Agabashian (1913), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and George Washington Goethals (1858).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Frank Knox ranks 691. Before him are Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Joe Torre (1940), Alphonso Taft (1810), Patty Murray (1950), Melville Fuller (1833), and John Ashcroft (1942). After him are Ro Khanna (1976), George Washington Goethals (1858), Susan Collins (1952), Ronna McDaniel (1973), Dan Coats (1943), and Bill Bradley (1943).

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