Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Major General Henry Knox. First United States Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. 1750-1806. 1st U.S. Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Major General 
Henry Knox
( 1750 - 1806 )
Officer in the Continental Army
American Revolutionary War
Served as the first
United States Secretary of War
(1789-1794)
Freemason, namesake of
Major General Henry Knox Lodge, A.F.&A.M.
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
by Travis Simpkins



Based on an 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


Celebrating Major General Henry Knox


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Henry Knox. by Travis Simpkins. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA