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William Franklin „Frank“ Knox war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikaner und Zeitungsverleger; er war während eines Großteils des Zweiten Weltkrieges von 1940 bis zu seinem Tod Marineminister der Vereinigten Staaten. Knox kandidierte bei den Wahlen 1936 erfolglos als Republikaner für das Amt des Vizepräsidenten ...
He reached the rank of Colonel and served as an artillery officer in France. After the war he returned to the newspaper business. In 1931, Frank Knox became publisher and part owner of the Chicago Daily News. In the 1936 election, he was the Republican nominee for vice president under Alf Landon.
A true product of American idealism, Frank Knox rose from humble beginnings to become a man of the world: from small-town cub reporter to big-time newspaper publisher; from gubernatorial campaign manager to Vice Presidential candidate; from soldier to Secretary of the Navy. Even as a youth, he exemplified the practicality and enterprising ...
21. Mai 2024 · Journalist, war hero, vice-presidential candidate, and wartime secretary of the navy. As secretary of the navy during World War II, Frank Knox's (1874–1944) wild and unfounded remarks on Japanese American fifth column activity in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are often cited in the lead up to Executive Order ...
Despite a massive electoral defeat, Knox gave increasing support to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's foreign and military policies and, after declining once, accepted a cabinet position as secretary of the Navy (1940-1944).
Januar 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts; † 28. April 1944 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikaner und Zeitungsverleger; er war während eines Großteils des Zweiten Weltkrieges von 1940 bis zu seinem Tod Marineminister der Vereinigten Staaten.
Knox’s most important contribution to the war effort was his leadership in building a 1,000-ship fleet, without which the much-heralded landings and battles might never have been possible. In this comprehensive biography, Christopher D. O’Sullivan offers a portrait of the Roughrider in FDR’s cabinet.
