H. Edward Knox

Haden Edward 'Eddie' Knox (born 1937) is a North Carolina attorney and politician who served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1979 until 1983.

A native of Davidson, North Carolina, Knox is an alumnus of North Carolina State University and of Wake Forest University law school. Then a Democrat, Knox served in the North Carolina Senate for two terms (1971-1974). After being elected and re-elected mayor of Charlotte, Knox ran unsuccessfully for Governor of North Carolina, losing in the Democratic primary. Thereafter, Knox switched parties and became a Republican.^{[citation needed]}