H. Edward Knox

H. Edward Knox

Haden Edward 'Eddie' Knox (born 1937) is a North Carolina 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 (1971-1974). 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. Fact|date=October 2007

External links

* [http://dlib.uncc.edu/special_collections/manuscripts/converted/135.php Eddie Knox Papers at UNC Charlotte]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#1020OHV5H Political Graveyard]
* [http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Mayor/Past+Mayors/H.+Edward+Knox.htm City of Charlotte]


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