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 HKRRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN niOORAPHY. medical association; has been president of

Killingly, Conn.

He has

He

In 1874-7.') he was a memlwr of the Mashouse of sachusetts and representatives; serveil on the judicIn committee. iary 1875-76 and 1887-90 he was city solicitor In 1895-1903 he was

died in St.

Mo. Knox, Samuel Richardson, naval otlicer, wan born Aug. 28, 1811, in Charh'Htown.

Louis,

Mass. He served in 18:J8-42 on the Wilkes exploring ex|HMlition as communder of the approached schooner Flying Fish. His nearer to the soutli pole than any other vessel in the squadron. Knox'« highhind was named in his honor. In 1849-52 he 8urveye<l the e«)astH of ('ulifornia and Oregon. He died Nov. 20, 188:». in Kverett, Mass.

Knox, Thomas Taylor,

soldier,

was born

184!». in HoaiH' county, Tenn. In 1871 he graduated from the United States

July

r

.SHH^IHHi

military academy. He was assigned to the StatcK United first cavalry; and until IHS2 served on the I'aeilie coast on various Indian operations. In 1882-93 he

was engaged

in

Lawrence, Mass. repn's«'ntative from

of

u

war

civil

war

ree«irdH

ofTice

phy and

lint; anhition of inspector-general of the national home for volunteer soldiers at New York City. Knox, Thomas Wallace, soldier, journali^t. traveler, author, was born .lune 20, 183."i, in IVnibroke, N.ll. He was a soldier, with the rank of colonel; an«I a noted war correspondent. The author of OverlantI Througli Asia; Camp- Fire and CottonField; Backsheesh; l'ndergroun<l Life; ilohn; The Boy Travellers Seri«'M, in sixteen volumes; How to Travel; Pocket Cuide Around the World; The Voyage of the N'ivian; Hunting Adventures on liand and Sea; Marco Polo for Boys antl (iirls; Decisive Battles sin*-*' Waterloo; liife of Robert Fulton; Hunters Three; In Wihl Africa; The Siberian Kxiles; and The Lost Arniv. He died Jan. (J, 1890, in Pembroke, N.H.* Knox, William Sbadrach, lawyer, banker, congressman, was born Sept. 10, 1843, in

retired

Knglisli bible

at the Baker university; in l9(n2-00 was professor of Knglish

f

the at

Washington, D.U. He graduated law in from the rolumbian university. In 189395 Ih> joined Win n'giment in Arizona; and in 1898 was engaged in the Spani.sli-Ameriean war; and was desp«'rately wounded in Cuba. In 1898-1903 he was niajor insp«»ctor-general; and attained the rank of colonel in the inspector-general's department of the army. lb- was then placed on the

Massachusetts to fifty-sixth and

fifty-fifth,

congresses as a republican. He was chairman of the committee of territoricH in the fifty-fifth congress. Knudson, Albert Cornelius, educator, author, was born Jan. 23, 1873, in (Jrandmeadow, Minn. In 1898-19«M» he was professor of church history at the l)env«-r university; in 1900-02 was professor of philosolifty -seventh

com-

in

fifty fourth,

the

piling the Records of

the

Am-

graduated from

herst college; and in 1806 was admitted to the practice of law.

societies.

Knox, Samuel, congressman. In lSG3-.') he was a representative from Missouri to the thirty-eighth congress.

Lawrence,

nine since Conn., years of age. In 180.)

South Texas niedieal assoi-iation and thu Houston niedieal elub; and is a prominent member of numerous medical and the

of

scientific

44B

lived in

i>ible

and philosophy

at the Allegheny college; and since 1906

he has been professor

Hebrew

of

and

old

testament exegesis at Mostori

th(

He

university author of

school

of

theologj'.

is the The Old Testament Problem. Kobbe, Gustav, journalist, author, poet, was horn March 4, 1857, in New York City. He was educated in Germany; and received the degrees of A.B. and LL.B. from Col-

umbia university. He

disabletl

is

a

contributor to

Century,

the ners,

Forum,

Scrib-

and

leading magazines on music, drama, art an<l scenes of travel. He is a litterateur of New York City. He is the author of Jersey Coast and Pines; Wagner's of the Nilx'hiiig; Ring .My Rosary and Other Poems; New York City and its En irons; and variiuis other works.

other

Kobbe,

William

A.,

stddier,

was born

New York. In 1802-65 he the civil war; and in 1898 in the Spanish-American war as brigadier-general of the I'nited States army. He is military governor of the Hemp ports; and is military govern«»r Jind department commander May

10.

served

of

is JO. in

in

Mindanao and

Jolo.

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