John Knox (1758–1800) was a British Army officer. He was the son of

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and Anne Vesey, daughter of

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. He served as Member of the

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for

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from 1777 to 1783 and for

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from 1790 to 1794. He commanded the Dungannon District in 1797 and 1798 and raised a unit of

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there. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the 36th Regiment of Foot on 1 August 1795 and received the army rank of full colonel on the 21st of that month. On 6 September 1795 he received the local rank of brigadier general (West Indies). He was made major general on 18 June 1798. On 7 November 1799, he was made colonel commandant of the

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. In 1799 he took part in the Duke of York's expedition to the Netherlands. He served as commander of the Advance Guard, an elite brigade composed of grenadiers and light infantry. He negotiated and signed, as British representative, the

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that ended that campaign. He was then appointed

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, but drowned while travelling to the island in 1800.Introduction, Ranfurly Papers (D235, D1932, D4183) Public Record Office, Northern Ireland, November 2007. http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_-_ranfurly_papers_d235__d1932__d4183.pdf He was a passenger on , which disappeared in the Caribbean after having been last seen on 24 October 1800 at Martinique.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, John 1758 births 1800 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies Irish MPs 1776–1783 Irish MPs 1790–1797 36th Regiment of Foot officers