Calhoun County AlArchives Biographies.....Knox, John B. 1857 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   JOHN B. KNOX, a prominent young attorney at Anniston, Ala., was born in
Talladega county, in 1857. He is a son of James C. and Mary J. (Bowie) Knox, the
former of whom was a native of Georgia, who came to Alabama in 1833, and was one
of the leading physicians of Alabama in his day. Miss Mary J. Bowie was a native
of South Carolina and a daughter of Alexander W. and Susan (Jack) Bowie, the
former of whom was chancellor of his district for many years. John B. Knox was
reared in Alabama, received a good common school education, and began the study
of law when eighteen years of age. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and began
the practice of law in Talladega, remaining there until January 1, 1889. He, at
that time, removed to Anniston, and at once entered upon the practice of the
profession there, and is now one of the most prominent attorney s in the city.
He has also taken an active interest in politics, and was a delegate at large to
the democratic state convention in 1888. In 1884 he was married to Miss Carrie
McClure, of Marshall county, Tenn., daughter of Dr. Robert G. and Mary E.
(Ewing) McClure. To this marriage have been born two children, Carrie McC. and
Mary L. Mrs. Knox was born and reared in Tennessee and both she and her husband
are members of the Presbyterian church. The Knox family, to which John B. Knox
belongs, is directly descended from John Knox, the great Scottish reformer, who
was the principal author of the original confession of faith of the reformed
church. Mr. Knox is one of the leading attorneys of Calhoun county and has a
large practice. He is also one of the leading politicians of the democratic
party in this county. For so young a man Mr. Knox has made great and commendable
progress, and from such a beginning almost any attainable success may be predicted.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 598-599

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