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Thomas Knox (died 1627 or 1628) was a Scottish
Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a state in North-West Europe which existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a Anglo-Scottish border to the south with the Kingdom of England, with which it was united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707, in 170...
 prelate
Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who either is an ordinary or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from Latin pr?latus, the past participle of pr?ferre, literally, "carry before," or "to be set above, or over," or "to prefer," hence a prelate is one set over others....
 from the 17th century. The son of Andrew Knox, Bishop of the Isles
Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics....
, he received crown provision to the Deanery
Deanery

Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England....
 of the Isles
Diocese of the Isles

The Diocese of the Isles was one of the thirteen dioceses of medieval Scotland. The original seat of the bishopric appears to have been at Peel, Isle of Man, on St Patrick's Isle, where indeed it continued to be under English overlordship; the Bishopric of the Isles as it was after the split was relocated to the north, firstly Skye and then...
 on August 4 1617. He is the first Dean of the Isles to be known by name, though an unnamed cathedral dean was recorded in 1572, and the "dean and chapter of Iona" are attested again on June 5 1576.

On February 24 1619 he was granted crown provision to succeed his father as Bishop of the Isles
Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics....
, his father later becoming Bishop of Raphoe
Bishop of Raphoe

The Bishop of Raphoe is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. In the earliest period of the diocese, this episcopal see is often referred to as T?r Conaill ....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
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Thomas Knox (died 1627 or 1628) was a Scottish
Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a state in North-West Europe which existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a Anglo-Scottish border to the south with the Kingdom of England, with which it was united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, under the terms of the Acts of Union 1707, in 170...
 prelate
Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who either is an ordinary or ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from Latin pr?latus, the past participle of pr?ferre, literally, "carry before," or "to be set above, or over," or "to prefer," hence a prelate is one set over others....
 from the 17th century. The son of Andrew Knox, Bishop of the Isles
Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics....
, he received crown provision to the Deanery
Deanery

Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England....
 of the Isles
Diocese of the Isles

The Diocese of the Isles was one of the thirteen dioceses of medieval Scotland. The original seat of the bishopric appears to have been at Peel, Isle of Man, on St Patrick's Isle, where indeed it continued to be under English overlordship; the Bishopric of the Isles as it was after the split was relocated to the north, firstly Skye and then...
 on August 4 1617. He is the first Dean of the Isles to be known by name, though an unnamed cathedral dean was recorded in 1572, and the "dean and chapter of Iona" are attested again on June 5 1576.

On February 24 1619 he was granted crown provision to succeed his father as Bishop of the Isles
Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics....
, his father later becoming Bishop of Raphoe
Bishop of Raphoe

The Bishop of Raphoe is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. In the earliest period of the diocese, this episcopal see is often referred to as T?r Conaill ....
 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. Thomas Knox' last historical appearance dates to November 1 1627, a year later than the date given by Robert Keith
Robert Keith (historian)

Robert Keith was a Scotland Episcopal bishop and historian.He was born in the Mearns, and belonged to the family of the Earls Marischal. He became Bishop of Fife in the Scottish Episcopal Church....
. He had died by April 3 1628, meaning he almost certainly died earlier in that year or at most in 1627.