1. William Franklin Knox was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher.
22 Facts About Frank Knox
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Frank Knox was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D Roosevelt during most of World War II.
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Frank Knox was a leading supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive candidate for president in 1912.
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Frank Knox advocated US entrance into World War I and served as an artillery officer in France.
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Frank Knox served as secretary of the Navy until his death in 1944, when Forrestal replaced him.
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Frank Knox's parents were both Canadian; his mother, Sarah C, was from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and his father, William Edwin Knox, was from New Brunswick.
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Frank Knox attended Alma College in Michigan, where he was a member of the Zeta Sigma fraternity.
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Frank Knox later supplemented his studies with additional readings and coursework, and the college's board of trustees awarded him a Bachelor of Arts degree as a member of the class of 1898.
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Frank Knox served in Cuba with Theodore Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders, the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
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Frank Knox was a member of Troop D commanded by Captain Robert Huston.
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Frank Knox changed his first name to Frank around 1900.
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Frank Knox was state chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
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In late 1912, Frank Knox helped found the Manchester Leader in New Hampshire.
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The newspaper was so successful that Frank Knox bought out the Manchester Union.
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Frank Knox reached the rank of Colonel and served as an artillery officer in France.
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In 1931, Frank Knox became publisher and part owner of the Chicago Daily News.
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Frank Knox carried out Roosevelt's plan to expand the US Navy into a force capable of fighting in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
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Frank Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler's speech of December 11,1941, in which Hitler stated a German declaration of war against the United States.
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Frank Knox supported the continued racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
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Frank Knox had called for the internment of Japanese Americans as early as 1933, and he continued to do so in his new position.
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Frank Knox was buried on May 1,1944, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
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Frank Knox received the Spanish Campaign Medal and the World War I Victory Medal for his previous military service.