predecessor successor image_size party office name birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end birth_name alma_mater
kenneth harris harvey gantt 150 democratic mayor of the city of charlotte eddie knox 22 january 1937 1979 charlotte , north carolina , u.s. h. edward knox
 1983 haden edward knox north carolina state university
h. edward knox

haden edward `` eddie '' knox -lrb- born january 22 , 1937 -rrb- is an american attorney and politician who served as mayor of charlotte , north carolina from 1979 until 1983 .
a native of davidson , north carolina , knox is an alumnus of north carolina state university and of wake forest university law school .
then a democrat , knox served in the north carolina senate for two terms -lrb- 1971 -- 74 -rrb- .
he chaired the successful gubernatorial campaign of jim hunt in 1976 .
after being elected and re-elected mayor of charlotte , knox ran unsuccessfully for governor of north carolina , losing in the 1984 democratic primary .
thereafter , knox switched parties and became a republican .
in 2004 , knox again crossed party lines and contributed money to john edwards for president .
in 2005 , knox switched parties again and became an independent .
