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Henry Knox,a Founding Father of the United States,was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War,serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns. Following the revolution,he oversaw the War Department under the Articles of Confederation,1785—1789. Washington,at the start of his first administration,appointed Knox the nation's first Secretary of War,a position he held from 1789—1794. He is perhaps best remembered today as the namesake of Fort Knox in Kentucky,the repository of a large portion of the nation's gold reserves.
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