Background
Knox, Rush Hightower was born on September 24, 1879 in Reed, Mississippi, United States. Son of Isaac Nicholson and Martha Almarine (Hightower) Knox.
Knox, Rush Hightower was born on September 24, 1879 in Reed, Mississippi, United States. Son of Isaac Nicholson and Martha Almarine (Hightower) Knox.
Literature course Mississippi College, Clinton, 1901. Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1902.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1902, and began practice at Houston. Mayor of Houston, 1906-1908. Appointed district attorney 3d Judicial District of Mississippi, 1910, and elected to same office 1911, 15, 19.
Attorney general of Mississippi 2 terms, 1924-1932. Member State Senate, 31st Senatorial District, 1936-1944. Now engaged in general practice of law.
President Houston Hospital. Trustee Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson. Delaware at large Democratic National Convention, 1924.
All Christians, and particularly those in leadership positions, should prayerfully seek God’s mind and will and strongly to consider the potential problems of politicizing the church and the pulpit before endorsing candidates.
Every Christians should study the Bible that contains a variety of inspirational and thoughtful ideas in the field of history, law, and poetry.
Member American, Mississippi bar associations, Sigma Chi. Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Knights of Pythias, Woodman. Club: Lions.
Married Florence F. Bigham, November 2, 1904. Children: Olivia May, Martha Elizabeth.