biography
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Knox, Frank
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popular name of William Franklin Knox
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| lived:
| (1874–1944)
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| biography:
| Journalist and cabinet member, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. One of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Cuba, he worked as a journalist in Michigan before becoming co-owner of the influential New Hampshire Manchester Union (1912–27). A brilliant administrator, he bought and revitalized the Chicago Daily News (1931–40). Although a Republican, he was secretary of the navy (1940–4) under Franklin Roosevelt. |
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