Victor A. Knox

The Honorable Victor A. Knox
53rd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office 1947–1952
Governor	Kim Sigler G. Mennen Williams
Preceded by	Howard Nugent
Succeeded by	Wade Van Valkenburg
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Charles E. Potter
Succeeded by	Raymond F. Clevenger
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Chippewa County district
In office January 1, 1937 – December 31, 1952
Personal details
Born	Victor Alfred Knox (1899-01-13)January 13, 1899 Chippewa County, Michigan, US
Died	December 31, 1976(1976-12-31) (aged 77) Petoskey, Michigan, US
Resting place	Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bertha
Residence	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Victor Alfred Knox (January 13, 1899 – December 13, 1976) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served six terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965.

Early life and education

Knox was born on a farm in Chippewa County, Michigan, near Sault Ste. Marie; his father was from Canada.^[1] He attended the public schools and engaged in farming until 1943. He was the treasurer of Soo Township in 1923 and 1924, and Chippewa County supervisor, 1925-1931. Knox was member of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1937–1952, serving as the speaker pro tempore and Republican floor leader, 1943–1946, and as speaker, 1947-1952. He was also the manager of the Chippewa County Farm Bureau, 1943–1946 and engaged in the retail plumbing and heating business in Sault Ste. Marie in 1946. He served on the Council of State Government, the State Planning Commission, the State Crime Commission, and the Soo Locks Centennial Commission.

Congress

Knox was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 11th congressional district to the 83rd United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1965. Knox voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,^[2][3] but voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964,^[4] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.^[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964, losing in the general election to Democrat Raymond F. Clevenger.

Death

Knox died in Petoskey, Michigan and is interred at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens, fifteen miles south of Sault Ste. Marie.

References

• United States Congress. "Victor A. Knox (id: K000298)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan

Territory	Woodbridge Sibley Richard Wing Biddle Wing Lyon G. Jones
At-large	Crary J. Howard Kelley Staebler

1st district	McClelland Buel Penniman D. Stuart W. Howard Cooper W. Howard Granger Beaman Waldron Field A. S. Williams Newberry Lord Maybury J. L. Chipman Griffin Corliss Lucking Denby Doremus Codd Clancy Sosnowski Clancy Sadowski Tenerowicz Sadowski Machrowicz Nedzi Conyers Stupak Benishek Bergman
2nd district	Lyon J. S. Chipman E. Bradley C. Stuart Sprague C. Stuart Noble Waldron Beaman Upson Stoughton Waldron Willits Eldredge Allen Gorman Spalding H. Smith Townsend Wedemeyer Beakes Bacon Beakes Michener Lehr Michener Meader Vivian Esch Pursell Hoekstra Huizenga Moolenaar
3rd district	Hunt Bingham J. Conger Clark Walbridge Kellogg Longyear Blair Willard McGowan Lacey O'Donnell Burrows Milnes A. Todd Gardner J. Smith Frankhauser J. Smith A. B. Williams Hooper Kimball Main Shafer Johansen P. Todd G. Brown Wolpe Henry Ehlers Amash Meijer Scholten
4th district	H. L. Stevens Peck Leach Trowbridge Kellogg Ferry Foster Burrows Potter Keightley Burrows Yaple Burrows Thomas Hamilton Ketcham Foulkes Hoffman Hutchinson Stockman Siljander Upton Camp Moolenaar Huizenga
5th district	Baldwin Trowbridge O. Conger Foster W. Williams Stone Webber Houseman Comstock M. Ford Belknap M. Ford Belknap Richardson W. Smith Diekema Sweet Mapes Jonkman G. Ford Vander Veen Sawyer Henry Barcia D. E. Kildee D. T. Kildee Walberg
6th district	Driggs Strickland Sutherland Begole Durand Brewer Spaulding Winans Brewer Stout Aitken S. Smith Kelley Hudson Person Cady Blackney Transue Blackney Clardy Hayworth Chamberlain Carr Dunn Carr Upton Dingell
7th district	O. Conger Rich Carleton Whiting Snover Weeks McMorran Cramton Wolcott McIntosh O'Hara Mackie Riegle D. E. Kildee N. Smith Schwarz Walberg Schauer Walberg Slotkin
8th district	N. Bradley Ellsworth Horr Tarsney Bliss Youmans Linton Brucker Fordney Vincent Hart Crawford Bentley Harvey Traxler Carr Chrysler Stabenow Rogers M. Bishop Slotkin Kildee
9th district	Hubbell Cutcheon H. Wheeler Moon R. Bishop McLaughlin Harry W. Musselwhite Engel Thompson Griffin Vander Jagt D. E. Kildee Knollenberg Peters S. Levin A. Levin McClain
10th district	Hatch Fisher F. Wheeler Weadock Crump Aplin Loud Woodruff Loud Currie Woodruff Cederberg Albosta Schuette Camp Bonior Miller Mitchell McClain J. James
11th district	Breitung Moffatt Seymour Stephenson Avery Mesick Darragh Dodds Lindquist Scott Bohn P. Brown Luecke F. Bradley Potter Knox Clevenger Ruppe Davis Knollenberg McCotter Curson Bentivolio Trott H. Stevens
12th district	Stephenson Shelden Young MacDonald W. F. James Hook Bennett Hook Bennett O'Hara Bonior Levin J. Dingell Jr. D. Dingell Tlaib
13th district	Nichols McLeod Brennan McLeod O'Brien McLeod O'Brien Coffin O'Brien Diggs Crockett Collins W. Ford Rivers Kilpatrick Clarke Conyers B. Jones Tlaib Thanedar
14th district	Weideman Rabaut Youngblood Rabaut Ryan Nedzi Hertel Conyers Peters Lawrence
15th district	J. Dingell Sr. J. Dingell Jr. W. Ford Collins Kilpatrick J. Dingell Jr.
16th district	Lesinski Sr. Lesinski Jr. J. Dingell Jr.
17th district	Dondero Oakman Griffiths Brodhead Levin
18th district	Dondero Broomfield Huber Blanchard Broomfield
19th district	Farnum McDonald Broomfield