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Andrew Knox (1766–1840)
Andrew Knox may refer to: * Andrew Knox (bishop) (1559–1633), Scottish churchman, Bishop of the Isles and Bishop of Raphoe * Andrew Knox (Canadian politician) (1866–1946), Irish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada * Andrew Knox (1709–1774) Andrew Knox may refer to: * Andrew Knox (bishop) Andrew Knox (1559 – 27 March 1633) was a Scottish churchman who was Bishop of the Isles in Scotland from 1605-1619 and Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland from 1610-1633. Early life He was the secon ..., Irish MP for county Donegal * Andrew Knox (1766–1840), Irish MP for Strabane * Andy Knox (1864–1940), Major League Baseball first baseman {{hndis, Knox, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Knox (bishop)
Andrew Knox (1559 – 27 March 1633) was a Scottish churchman who was Bishop of the Isles in Scotland from 1605-1619 and Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland from 1610-1633. Early life He was the second son of John Knox of Ranfurly in Renfrewshire. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he graduated M.A. in 1579. In 1581 he was ordained minister of Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire, and in 1581 was translated to the abbey church of Paisley. On 6 March 1590 he was appointed on a commission of select clergymen to promote subscription to the confession of faith and covenant over the whole kingdom. In December 1592 he was instrumental in arresting George Kerr on the Isle of Cumray as he was on the point of sailing for Spain, and was thereby the means of bringing to light and frustrating the conspiracy of the Earls of Huntly, Errol, and Angus. In 1597 he was appointed a commissioner with others to seek out and apprehend Catholics and others in touch with the King of Spain. He acci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Knox (Canadian Politician)
Andrew Knox (April 26, 1866 – August 4, 1946) was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Prince Albert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925. He was elected to Parliament in the 1917 federal election as a Liberal-Unionist supporter of Sir Robert Borden's wartime Union Government. After the war, he crossed the floor to join the new Progressive Party. He was born in County Londonderry, Ireland, the son of James Knox and the former Miss Boyd, and was educated in Coleraine. Knox came to Canada in 1890 and settled on a farm in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because .... In 1900, he married Elizabeth Short. Knox was a director of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association from 1907 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Knox (1709–1774)
Andrew Knox may refer to: * Andrew Knox (bishop) Andrew Knox (1559 – 27 March 1633) was a Scottish churchman who was Bishop of the Isles in Scotland from 1605-1619 and Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland from 1610-1633. Early life He was the second son of John Knox of Ranfurly in Renfrewshire. H ... (1559–1633), Scottish churchman, Bishop of the Isles and Bishop of Raphoe * Andrew Knox (Canadian politician) (1866–1946), Irish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada * Andrew Knox (1709–1774), Irish MP for county Donegal * Andrew Knox (1766–1840), Irish MP for Strabane * Andy Knox (1864–1940), Major League Baseball first baseman {{hndis, Knox, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Knox (1766–1840)
Andrew Knox may refer to: * Andrew Knox (bishop) (1559–1633), Scottish churchman, Bishop of the Isles and Bishop of Raphoe * Andrew Knox (Canadian politician) (1866–1946), Irish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada * Andrew Knox (1709–1774) Andrew Knox may refer to: * Andrew Knox (bishop) Andrew Knox (1559 – 27 March 1633) was a Scottish churchman who was Bishop of the Isles in Scotland from 1605-1619 and Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland from 1610-1633. Early life He was the secon ..., Irish MP for county Donegal * Andrew Knox (1766–1840), Irish MP for Strabane * Andy Knox (1864–1940), Major League Baseball first baseman {{hndis, Knox, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |