Thomas Knox (bishop)
Thomas Knox (1588–1628) was a Scottish prelate from the 17th century who served as Bishop of the Isles. Life He was born in 1588 the son of Andrew Knox, Bishop of the Isles, and Elizabeth ("Bessie") Knox, his cousin. He was educated at Glasgow University graduating MA in 1608. He received crown provision to the Deanery of the Isles on 4 August 1617 and started serving as a minister on Tiree in 1618. He is the first Dean of the Isles to be known by name (apart from the famous Dean Monro, a century earlier), though an unnamed cathedral dean was recorded in 1572, and the "dean and chapter of Iona" are attested again on 5 June 1576. On 24 February 1619 he was granted crown provision to succeed his father as Bishop of the Isles, his father later becoming Bishop of Raphoe in Ireland. Thomas Knox's last historical appearance dates to 1 November 1627, a year later than the date given by Robert Keith. He had died by 3 April 1628, meaning he almost certainly died earlier in that year or at most in 1627. Family and descendants He married in 1625 Prudence Benson, daughter of the wealthy builder