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:''This article is about the New Zealand trade unionist. For other people with this name see James Knox (disambiguation).'' Walter James "Jim" Knox (6 March 1919 – 1 December 1991) was a leading New Zealand trade union leader. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 6 March 1919〔''Who’s Who in New Zealand'', 12th edition, edited by Max Lambert p350 (1981, Reed, Wellington)〕 Knox worked as a truck driver and watersider, becoming involved in the 1951 waterside strike, and rose through the union ranks to become secretary of the Auckland District Woollen Mills Employees’ Union and vice president of the Auckland Trades Council in 1961. In 1969, Knox became secretary of the New Zealand Federation of Labour, working alongside the organisation’s president, Sir Tom Skinner. On 6 February 1988, Knox was the seventh appointee to The Order of New Zealand.〔"The Order of New Zealand" (12 February 1988) 23 ''New Zealand Gazette'' 447 at 448.〕 ==Personal life== Knox played rugby union for the Suburbs club in Auckland before switching codes and playing rugby league for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. His sports injuries made him unfit for war service during World War II.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Knox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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