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Political party
  
Profession
  
lawyer

Name
  
John Knox


John T. Knox John T Knox longtime Contra Costa Assemblyman dies

Born
  
September 30, 1924 (age 100) Reno, Nevada, United States (
1924-09-30
)

John Theryll Knox (September 30, 1924 – April 3, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer.

John T. Knox John T Knox longtime Contra Costa Assemblyman dies

He served in the California State Assembly and as Speaker Pro Tempore. He was a Democrat.

Knox was born in Reno, Nevada and moved to California with his parents in 1929. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He received his bachelor's degree from Occidental College and his law degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Knox was admitted to the California bar in 1953 and practiced law in Richmond, California. He died at a hospital in Richmond, California after a long illness.

Legacy

A portion of Interstate 580 is called the John T. Knox Freeway.

References

John T. Knox Wikipedia


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