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William Knox brother of Henry Knox?
Henry Knox had a brother named William. William accompanied Henry on the trip to Fort Ticonderoga to fetch the cannon for Washington's Army in the Winter of 1775-76. Henry was 25 at the time and in command of the mission. William was 19.
Was Knoxville named after James K. Polk?
The city of Knoxville was named for Henry Knox, the first United States Secretary of War, not after James Knox Polk.
Where did Henry Knox live?
Henry knox lived in wells
What was Henry knox parents name?
William and Mary Knox are Henry's parents.
Who was the General who was responsible for bringing the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston?
Henry Knox was responsible for bringing the 60 cannon the 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the Revolutionary War. He was the first Secretary of War for the United States and responsible for getting Washington's troop's across the Delaware. He was a bookstore owner in Boston (at the time of the Boston Massacre), and married to a woman whose parents were devout English loyalists. When the patriots drove the British out of Boston, in large part due to the cannon Knox got from Toconderoga, her parents left Boston and she never saw them again.
