Read the bio below and try to give details on thomas knox -lrb- bishop -rrb- 's: - title - previous post - see - type - term - successor - church - death date - predecessor - birth date - name - birth place Bio: thomas knox -lrb- died 1627 or 1628 -rrb- was a scottish prelate from the 17th century . the son of andrew knox , bishop of the isles , he received crown provision to the deanery of the isles on 4 august 1617 . he is the first dean of the isles to be known by name , though an unnamed cathedral dean was recorded in 1572 , and the '' dean and chapter of iona '' are attested again on 5 june 1576 . on 24 february 1619 he was granted crown provision to succeed his father as bishop of the isles , his father later becoming bishop of raphoe in ireland . thomas knox ' last historical appearance dates to 1 november 1627 , a year later than the date given by robert keith . he had died by 3 april 1628 , meaning he almost certainly died earlier in that year or at most in 1627 .
- title is bishop of the isles- previous post is dean of the isles- see is diocese of the isles- type is bishop- term is 1619 & ndash ; 1627x1628- successor is john leslie- church is church of scotland- death date is 1627 or 1628- predecessor is andrew knox- birth date is unknown- name is thomas knox- birth place is unknown