Biographical entry Knox, Edward (1819 - 1901)

Summary

(Sir) Edward Knox was a director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney 1845-1901 and manager 1847-51. He was manager of the Australasian Sugar Company 1843-54 and in 1855 founded the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, of which he was the first chairman of directors, holding the post until 1901.

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Lowndes, A.G., 'Knox, Sir Edward (1819-1901), sugar-refiner and banker', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 5, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1974, pp. 38-39. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050046b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Knox Edward', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476887. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003693. Details