Knox Nelson

Knox Nelson (April 3, 1926 – June 4, 1996) was a politician in Arkansas who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate, including as President of the Arkansas Senate.^[1] He was a Democrat.

Knox Nelson
Member of the Arkansas Senate
In office January 9, 1961 – January 14, 1991 Serving with Morrell Gathright until 1973
Preceded by	Sam M. Levine
Succeeded by	Jean Edwards
Constituency	20th district (1961–1973) 23rd district (1973–1983) 27th district (1983–1991)
President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate
In office January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1981
Preceded by	W. K. Ingram
Succeeded by	Ben Allen
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Jefferson County
In office January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 Serving with J. P. Walt and Carl Purnell
Succeeded by	Buddy Turner
Personal details
Born	(1926-04-03)April 3, 1926
Died	June 4, 1996(1996-06-04) (aged 70) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Cearley ​ (m. 1949)​
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Staff sergeant
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific theater

He served in the South Pacific during World War II. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1956 and served two terms.

He voted to lift rate limits on Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company and was rewarded financially by the company. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1960 and won re-election until he was defeated by Jay Bradford in 1990. He and Max Howell were powerful long-serving state senators in Arkansas.^[2] He chaired the Southwest Regional Energy Council.^[3]