Hubert T. Knox
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Hubert Thomas Knox MRIA
, FRSAI
, was an Irish
historian.
He was the third son of Charles Knox of Ballinrobe, who would later be High Sheriff of County Mayo
in 1860 and was a Colonel in the North Mayo Militia. His great-grandfather was James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley
. His mother was Lady Louisa Browne, sister of George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo
. His eldest brother, Charles Howe Cuff Knox, was High Sheriff of County Mayo in 1873, Colonel of the 3rd battalion of the Connaught Rangers and Captain of the 8th Hussars.
He studied law at the Middle Temple
beginning in 1863 and was called to the bar in 1868. He served for a time in the Indian Civil Service, at Visakhapatnam
, and also in the Nilgiris district.
He wrote several books about Irish history. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
in 1896.
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
, FRSAI
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland is a learned society based in Ireland, whose aims are 'to preserve, examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the antiquities, language, literature and history of Ireland'. ...
, was an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
historian.
He was the third son of Charles Knox of Ballinrobe, who would later be High Sheriff of County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
in 1860 and was a Colonel in the North Mayo Militia. His great-grandfather was James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley
James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley
James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley was an Irish peer and politician. His father was James Cuff of Elmhall and Ballinrobe Castle and his mother was Elizabeth, sister of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran....
. His mother was Lady Louisa Browne, sister of George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo
George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo
George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo was an Irish peer.The son of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, George Browne was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married three times but died without male issue...
. His eldest brother, Charles Howe Cuff Knox, was High Sheriff of County Mayo in 1873, Colonel of the 3rd battalion of the Connaught Rangers and Captain of the 8th Hussars.
He studied law at the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
beginning in 1863 and was called to the bar in 1868. He served for a time in the Indian Civil Service, at Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, and also in the Nilgiris district.
He wrote several books about Irish history. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland is a learned society based in Ireland, whose aims are 'to preserve, examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the antiquities, language, literature and history of Ireland'. ...
in 1896.
Select bibliography
- The De Burgo clans of Galway, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical SocietyGalway Archaeological and Historical SocietyThe Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on the 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 60 volumes of the Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical...
, volume one, ii; The manor of Admekin (Headford) in the thirteenth century, iii, 1900–01 - Notes on the Early History of the Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, 1904.
- The History of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century, 1908.
External links
- http://www.shrule.com/_shrule/_display.php?pid=751
- http://www.gahs.info/journal5.htm#01