Frank Knox

William Franklin Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936. Knox was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II from 1940 to 1944.

Knox died while in office on April 28, 1944 in Washington, D.C. from a heart attack at the age of 70.  He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.

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