Legislator Details


Victor Alfred Knox
AKA:
Number of sessions served 8
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 37

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/13/1899
City: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 12/13/1976
City: Petoskey, MI
County: Emmet County, MI
Country:
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: near Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oaklawn Chapel Gardens

Marital Information:
married Bertha Byers, dau. of William and Nellie (Knowles) Byers, 11/11/1919, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI; children: William D.

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion: Episcopal
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer
Race:

Education:
Michigan public schools

Biographical Sketch:
Born on a farm in Chippewa Co., MI near the Sault. Farmed until 1943; Treasurer of Soo Twp in 1923 & 1924; co. supervisor 1925-1931. Manager of the Chippewa Co. Farm Bureau 1943-1946; engaged in the retail plumbing and heating business in Sault Ste. Marie, 1946; served on the Council of State Government, State Planning Commission, State Crime Commission, and Soo Locks Centennial Commission. He was a member of the K. of P., Chippewa county Pomona grange, Pine Grove grange and of the Sault Saint Marie Lions Club.

Notable Facts:
speaker pro tempore and Republican floor leader 1943-1946 & as speaker 1947-1952 in the state House. Elected to 6 succeeding Congresses 1953-1965 After his marriage, farmed his father's 160 acre farm which had been homesteaded by his grandfather in 1878. PolGryd shows date of death: 12/31/1976. 1947,1949 & 1951 Manuals state he & his family are members of the Presbyterian church. According to HCR 801, p, 3639, 1976 House Journal he had died. No date or place of death. Prior record in log indicated that he died 12/13/1976 in Petosky. Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1936, and re-elected November 8, 1938.

Sessions Served:

Sixty-Sixth Legislature, 1951-1952
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Joint Administrative Rules
Postions Held: Speaker

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: Chippewa County

Date Elected: 11/7/1950
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1951
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: Chose not to run
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Served on: Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Emergency Appropriations Commission; Michigan Joint Legislative Committee on Reorganization of State Government; Michigan State Crusade for Freedom Committee; Sault Locks Centennial Celebration Commission
Sixty-Fifth Legislature, 1949-1950
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On:
Postions Held: Speaker

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: Chippewa County

Date Elected: 11/2/1948
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1949
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Sixty-Fourth Legislature,1947-1948
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On:
Postions Held: Speaker

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: County of Chippewa

Date Elected: 11/5/1946
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1947
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Sixty-Third Legislature, 1945-1946
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: County of Chippewa

Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Sixty-Second Legislature, 1943-1944
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: County of Chippewa

Date Elected: 11/3/1942
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1942
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Sixty-First Legislature, 1941-1942
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: County of Chippewa

Date Elected: 11/5/1940
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1941
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Sixtieth Legislature, 1939-1940
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: County of Chippewa

Date Elected: 11/8/1938
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1939
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Fifty-Ninth Legislature, 1937-1938
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Local Taxation , Michigan School for the Blind , Pontiac State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description: Chippewa County

Date Elected: 11/3/1936
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1937
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

CongBio p.1348; Manual 1941 p. 680; Manual 1943 p.627; Manual 1947 p.684; Manual 1949 p.658; PolGryd; MIMar 1822-1995; MIDeath Index 1971-96; USCen 1930; Manual 1939, p.620; Manual 1951, p.293; MI Legislative Handbook 1945-46
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