Joseph Thomas Knott
Joseph Thomas Knott III | |
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| Member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors | |
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1951 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sarah Tucker |
| Children | 6 (including Brad Knott) |
| Parent(s) | J. T. Knott (father) Mary Faustine Pair (mother) |
| Relatives | Joanna Saleeby Knott (daughter-in-law) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, JD) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (MDiv) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Joseph Thomas Knott III (born July 25, 1951) is an American lawyer and Baptist lay leader. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney and served on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. He ran as the Republican nominee in the 2004 North Carolina Attorney General election but lost to Democrat incumbent Roy Cooper. Knott is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee.