Ralph Knox

John Ralph Knox (January 1, 1905 – March 24, 1981) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1967 who represented the southwestern riding of Lambton West.

Background Knox was born in Asphodel Township, Ontario. He was a teacher in the Lambton County public school system and, from 1952 to the time of his election, in 1963, he was the Principal of Devine Street Public School in Sarnia. He died in 1981. He married his wife, Eva Lillian Knox, on 24 September 1928 and he is buried, with his wife, at Lakeview Cemetery, Lambton County, Ontario.

Politics Knox was elected to Sarnia city council in the late 1950s and served for eight years. He served as a backbench supporter government led by Premier John Robarts. In the 1967 election he ran in the newly redistributed riding of Sarnia but was defeated by Liberal Jim Bullbrook by 1,092 votes.