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William W. "Bill" Knight (February 8, 1909 – February 19, 1981) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher. He lived, worked and raised a family with his wife, Lota Hatfield Knight, in Portland, Oregon. Their son, Phil Knight, a high school and college athlete, went on to found Nike. ==Biography== Commonly known as Bill, Knight was born in Winnebago, Minnesota to Fred A. Knight and Edith M. Knight on February 8, 1909 but grew up in Roseburg, Oregon. Knight received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1932. In 1935, he was elected as a Republican to the Oregon House of Representatives from Douglas County, Oregon; Knight was 26. He served one term. "He also served as a Douglas Country deputy district attorney under Guy Cordon, who later was a U.S. Senator."〔〔Strasser, J.B., and Laurie Becklund. 1993. ''Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men Who Played There''. HarperBusiness. ISBN 9780887306228〕 In 1939, Knight and his family moved to Portland, where he became "legal counsel for the Industrial Relations Association of Oregon."〔 Knight's 18-year tenure as publisher of ''The Oregon Journal'' began in February 1953, with the sudden death of then-publisher Philip L. Jackson from a heart-attack. Along with the newspaper came responsibility for managing the company's radio stations, as well, including KPOJ AM & FM.〔(Oregon Radio History ); accessed May 13, 2012.〕 In 1959, the ''Journal'' and Portland's other newspaper, ''The Oregonian'', were struck by a labor dispute over working conditions. The strike continued for several years, with US Senator Wayne Morse calling for mediation. Knight retired in December 1971, at age 62.〔 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「William W. Knight (publisher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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