Background
Knox, Clinton Everett was born on May 5, 1908 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Jacob and Estella Jane (Briggs) Knox.
Knox, Clinton Everett was born on May 5, 1908 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Jacob and Estella Jane (Briggs) Knox.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1930. Master of Arts, Brown U., 1931. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1939.
Instructor history Morgan State College, Baltimore, 1931-1943. With State Department, 1945-1980. Deputy chief Western European section, division research, 1945-1946, chief Northern and Western European branch, 1947-1952, assistant chief division research for Western Europe, 1952-1955, chief division, 1955-1957.
1st secretary, consul American embassy, Paris, France, 1957-1963. Counselor, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1963-1964. Ambassador to Dahomey, Cotonou, 1964-1969, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1969-1973.
Lecturer, writer on international relations, African and Caribbean affairs, 1973-1980.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Clementine Elizabeth Murphy, November 24, 1934. Children: William Everett, Karen Louise.