H. Edward Knox

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Eddie Knox

| image = H. Edward Knox.png

| image_size = 150

| caption = Knox in 1982

| birth_name = Haden Edward Knox

| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1937|01|22}}

| residence = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

| office =49th Mayor of Charlotte

| term_start = 1979

| term_end = 1983

| predecessor = Kenneth R. Harris

| successor = Harvey Gantt

| party= Democratic

| alma_mater=North Carolina State University

}}

Haden Edward Knox (born January 22, 1937)U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 49th Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1979 until 1983.

A native of Davidson, North Carolina, Knox is an alumnus of North Carolina State University and of Wake Forest University law school. Then a Democrat, Knox served in the North Carolina Senate for two terms (1971–74). He chaired the successful gubernatorial campaign of Jim Hunt in 1976.[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rob_tolson_runs_with_wolfpack_mafia "Tolson runs with Wolfpack mafia"] After being elected and re-elected mayor of Charlotte, Knox ran unsuccessfully for Governor of North Carolina, losing in the 1984 Democratic primary. Thereafter, Knox switched parties and became a Republican. In 2004, Knox again crossed party lines and contributed money to John Edwards for president. In 2005, Knox switched parties again and became an Independent.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}

Presently,{{as of?|date=November 2022}} H. Edward Knox is a senior partner at Knox Law Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Knox is also a principal owner and developer of Verdict Ridge Golf Club located in Denver, NC.