John A. Knebel
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Biography
Early life and education
Knebel was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 4, 1936. He graduated from West Point in 1959 and received his Master's at Creighton University in 1962.[1] In 1965, he received his law degree from American University.[1] Between 1965 and 1968 he was engaged in private practice with the firm of Howrey, Simon, Baker and Murchison in Washington, DC.[1] He was a legislative assistant to Congressman J. Ernest Wharton in 1963 and 1964 and served as general counsel to the Small Business Administration during Nixon's second term.[1] He was also a member of the American, Federal, and District of Columbia Bar Association.[1] In March 1971, he became the General Counsel of the Small Business Administration, and in January 1973 he was appointed as General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.[1] He was a partner in the law firm of Brownstein, Zeidman, Schomer and Chase from April until December 1975, when he was named the deputy secretary of agriculture.[1]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
On November 4, 1976, Knebel was named secretary of agriculture by President Gerald Ford.[1] His period in this office was brief and ended January 20, 1977.[2] After that, he returned to law and since 2003[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". was still the president of the American Mining Congress.[2]
Personal life
Knebel married Zenia Marks of New Jersey, with whom he has had three children.[1] He and his family resided in McLean, Virginia at the time on his appointment as secretary of agriculture in 1976.[1]
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