The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-05

PhHander Chase Knox was born in
Brownsville, Fayette county, Pa, May 8.
1S53 His father was David S. Knox, q
banker at that place and had lived there
for many years. Young Knox was ayeTse
to becoming banker, and was sent TO
Mount Union College, at Alliance, Ohio
1t was there that he first met William
Mckinley, jr a strong friendship
sprung up between them which has con-
tinued and was the primary cause which
led the President TO invite Mr. Knox to
become member Of his Cabinet Young
Knox had not decided upon the profession
which ne intended TO adopt when he first
met Mr.. Mckinley and it was entirely
due 10 the influence Of the latter that he
finaily resolved to become a lawyer Mr.
Mckinley had decided to study law and
impressed upon his friend the wisdom OF
like action. ana urged him 20 make up
his mind to DO so before leaving col
lege- He evidently found the advice good
for he has made a fortune at the prac-
tice Of his chosen profession.
Mr. Knox graduated from Mount Union
College in the class of 1872. and fmrnedi-
ately went to PittsbUrg to begin the study
of law. He has always since that time
made that city his home He entered the
Office of II. 3. Swope, then United States
District Attorney for the Western dis
trict Of Pennsylvania. and afterward
studied in the office OF his successor. Da-
yid Reed In January, 1873, Mr. Knox
was admitted to the Auegheny county
bar Two years later he formed q part
nership with Judge J. H. Reed, which
still continues
Mr. Knox succeeded in his profession
from the start, and his abii,+y- as an at
torney is attested by the fact that he has
been chief attorney for Anirew Carne-
, gies steel interests for q number of
years and is also identified as counsel for
a number of very large and powerful
corporations.
Mr. Knox has the reputation of being
| a very close student. especially of the
cases at law in which he is interested,
and while he has maintained an elaborate
| suite Of offices in the Carnegie Building
at Pittsburg. he has always spent much
| time in studying h.s cases at his home
| Another diversion which Mr. Knox has
| followed when studying a case or prepar-
| ing argument for brief has been to take
a big bundle of papers and his tackle and
quietly steal away to the CataIIne Club,
near Sandusky, Ohio. of which he is
member, and there, while following the
| stream for fish, TO carefully weave out
/ the line Of thought which he IS 10 in
! corporate in a legal opinion He is fond
/ of outdoor sports. especially fishing and
| driving. He IS fond of fine horses, and
maintains a valuable stable Il bIooded
/ and good driving stock. a pole team, for
/ which he paid $500, recently broke the
! worlds record Mr. Knox does not care
| for golf, as does his predecessor, Mr.
/ Griggs.
| The new Attorney General lays no
| claim to being an orator or an after
/ dinner speaker. While he makes a forci-
| bic argument before a court, he is not
| jury pIeader, and never has posed as a
! public speaker. His work as q lawyer
| has been chiefly as counselor end ad-
/ viser and in this he has been euiDentIy
! successful. Mr. Knox has never before
! held public office save that Of Assistant
| United States District Attorney for the
| western district Of Pennsylvania. 10
which he was appointed shortly after
being admitted to the bar He resigned
the next year TO engage in private prac-
! tice When Mr. Mckinley was first
! elected President Mr. Knox was men
toned as the possible head of the Depart
n1ent of Justice At that time 1t Is said
| he did not feel justified in reliuquiShing
his priyate practice. He has now amassed
! a fortune however, and can afford 10 do
| so.
The new Attorney General is a member
Of the Duquesne Club. of Pittsburg. the
PitJsburg, and the Pittsburg Country
Clubs, of the same city; the Union
| League club and the Lawyers Club, OF
/ New York city; the Lawyers Club. of
| Philadelphia, and the Catalina Club. of
Sandusky. Ohio. For three years Ii has
been President of the -Duquesne Club,
and in 1897 he was President OF the Penn
syIvania Bar Association.
Mr. Knox has had a pleasant home life.
and it is anticipated that his residence
in this city will be the scene Of many
enjoyable occasions. He married Miss
Lillian Smith, daughter OF Andrew D.
Smith, Of the Labelle Steel Works, and
they have four Standardization Page
Knox. the eldest. nearly tweuty-one
years of age; Hugh Smith Knox. nine
aBlood Tells;