Seymour Moses Knox (December 11, 1818 or January 12, 1820 in Russell, New York – December 8, 1901 in Ripon, Wisconsin) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Knox was born in 1818 or 1820 in Russell, New York. He relocated to the Geneva Lake area in Wisconsin in 1845. He later moved to what is now Marquette, Wisconsin. He died in

Ripon, Wisconsin Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,733 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Ripon. Ripon is home to the Little White Schoolhouse, the commonly recognized birthplace of ...

Career

Knox was president of the Green Lake Agricultural Society in the 1860s. Knox was elected to the Assembly in 1873. He was also chairman of the Town of Green Lake Board. He began his political career as a Democrat, but switched his affiliation to Republican in support of President Lincoln's anti-slavery stance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knox, Seymour 19th-century births 1901 deaths Mayors of places in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Marquette, Wisconsin People from St. Lawrence County, New York Wisconsin Democrats Wisconsin Republicans 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians