Henry Knox

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henry_Knox

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Boston_Latin_School
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:awardReceived	Thanks of Congress
gptkbp:birthDate	1750-07-25
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Boston,_Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	infection
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Henry_Jackson_Knox gptkb:Lucy_Flucker_Knox
gptkbp:deathDate	1806-10-25
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Thomaston,_Massachusetts_(now_Maine),_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	Scottish descent
gptkbp:hasMonument	gptkb:Knox_Memorial,_Thomaston,_Maine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Henry Knox
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Society_of_the_Cincinnati
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Continental_Army gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank	Major General
gptkbp:namesakeOf	gptkb:Knoxville,_Tennessee gptkb:Knox_County,_Maine gptkb:Fort_Knox_(Maine) gptkb:Knox_College_(Illinois) gptkb:Knox_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton gptkb:Siege_of_Boston gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine gptkb:Battle_of_Monmouth gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkbp:notableWork	transport of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:book gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:portrait	Henry Knox by Gilbert Stuart, 1806.jpg
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkbp:predecessor	Benjamin Lincoln (as Secretary at War under the Articles of Confederation)
gptkbp:religion	Congregationalist
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Montpelier,_Thomaston,_Maine
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Knox_Family_Cemetery,_Thomaston,_Maine
gptkbp:signature	Henry Knox signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Lucy_Flucker_Knox
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Timothy_Pickering
gptkbp:termEnd	1794-12-31
gptkbp:termStart	1789-09-12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3