John Jay Knox Jr. | |
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 Photograph of Knox, by Mathew Brady | |
| 4th Comptroller of the Currency | |
| In office April 25, 1872 – April 30, 1884 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James Garfield Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Hiland R. Hulburd |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Cannon |
| Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
| In office May 11, 1883 – May 20, 1883[1] | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Henry C. Rogers (acting) Green Berry Raum |
| Succeeded by | Walter Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1828 Knoxboro, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1892 (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse | Caroline Elizabeth Todd |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
John Jay Knox Jr. (March 19, 1828 – February 9, 1892)[2] was an American financier and government official. He is best remembered as a primary author of the Coinage Act of 1873, which discontinued the use of the silver dollar.
Knox was Comptroller of the Currency from 1872 to 1884. An advocate of uniform currency for the national banks of the country, his portrait was featured on the obverse of the $100 United States national bank notes of the Series of 1902.
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