​Helen Knox
​(1885-1959)

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Marker Text: ​Historian-financier. One of the few women given athletic letters (in tennis) at the University of Texas. Born in Giddings, daughter of bank president W. A. Knox, she became (1927) manager of women's accounts, Chase National Bank, New York. Known for her writings on banking, she was chairman of finance in restoration of home of Gen. Robert E. Lee; she belonged to Colonial Dames and D. A. R., and was president (1944-46), National Association of Bank Women. (1971)

Marker No: 8163

Grave Marker

Geographic: 30.181810,-96.947701

Location: ​West Highway 290, Giddings