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HEaiRINGSHAW S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOQRAPHY.

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was born Dec. 31, He was elected to Riiodf Island state legislature; and was also for many years president of the Roger Williams bank. He was the sixth governor In 1821-41 of Rhode Island in 1817-21. he was a United States senator. He died April 19. 18.)4. in Providence, R.I. Knight, Nicholas, educator, author, was He born April 2, 18B1, in Mexico, N.Y. was professor of natural science in the and in 1882-02; in seminary Cazenovia 18!'")-})8 was professor of chemistry in the is He Virginia. of college Kandolph-Macon now professor of chemistry in Cornell colthe is auHe Iowa. Vernon, of Mt. lectI

nited States senator,

17WI, in Cranston, R.l.

the

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Quantitative Analysis; Notes on Blow Pipe Analysis; and Probleiiis in Chemical Arithmetic. Knight, Ora Willis, chemist, microscopist, siii'ntist, author, was born .luly 15, 1874, He attended the public in Bangor, Maine. Bangor, of schools Maine, and at Santiago and Santa Barand took bara, Cal. a course in chemistry thor of

Course

Knight, William Allen, clergyman, author, In 20, 18t{3, in Milton, Mo. he graduated from the Central high • Cleveland, school of Ohio; for two years attended Adelbert col-

was born Oct. 1883

lege of reserve

the Maine

college,

state

graduating

in

dethe 1895 with gree of B.S. In 189597 he was an assistant of natural histhe univertory at

An

sity of Maine; and in 1897-1903 was an assi^tant chcmiHt at the Maine experimental Since 1903 he has been privately station. engaged as >i chemist and microscopist. Since 1902 he has been state assayer of Maine. He is the author of List of Birds several technical Monoof Maine; and

Robert,

manufacturer, banker, Old Warwick, R.I.

wiis iM.rn Jan. S, 182fi. in

1S34-43 he was employed in a cotton factory; and in 1857 became owner of a c<)tton mill. He gave to the village and mills the name of Pontiac; and is part owner of a grain and flour business; and largest individual owner of cotton is the In 1884 he was presimills in the worltl. dent of the National bank of commerce; and is a director of the Pj'ople's savings bank of Providt-nce and is a director of the New Viirk and Providence railroad. Knight, Sarah Kemble, educator, author, In

degrees of A.B., B.D. and A.M. He has filled pastorates in Cleve-

1704

is

a valuable

historical

record of

contemporary manners and customs. She died Dec. 25. 1727, in Norwalk, Conn. Knight, William Henry, writer, lecturer, business manager, was born .pril 19, 18.35, in Harmony. N.Y. In 1870-90 he was engaged in business. He was also engaged as

land, Saginaw Fall River;

and and

now pastor

of

in is

the congregaBrighton tional church of Boston. Mass. He is secretary of the national lalxu' commission of the congregational church; and a director of the MassachuHe is the setts home missionary society. author of The Song of Our Syrian Guest; The Love Watch; St. Abigail of the Pines; and a Shepherd of Jebel Nur. Knighton, Frederick, educator, clergyman, aiitlior, was born Nov. 2, 1812, in England. During the civil war he served as chaplain of the eleventh regiment of New Jersey. He was the author of Primary Grammar; and Outlines of Historv. He died Sept. 9, 1888.

Knipe, Joseph Farmer, soldier, was born ov. 30, 1823. in Mount Joy, Pa. In 1861 he organized the forty-sixth Pennsylvania was commissioned its colonel; regiment;

and was promoted to brigadier-general of volunteers in 1862. He was mustered out of .service in 1865; and became superintendent of one of the departments in the military pris<m at Fort I^eavenworth, Kan. He died Aug. 19. 1901, in Harrisburg, Pa. Knipp, Charles H., lawyer, public official,

was born Aug. 7. 18^)8, in Corning, N.Y. He was educated at the Corning free acad^ emy; at Warner's

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was born .April 19. IfifiO, in Boston, Mass. She was a teacher of Boston among whose pupils was Benjamin Franklin. Her Narrative of a Journey from Boston to New York in

the Western university;

and has received the

in

at

graphs. Knight,

a writer and lecturer on astronomy and other scientific subjects. In 1896-97 he was secretary of the Merchants' and manufacturers' association of Los Angeles, Cal.; and in 1893-95 was president of Unity club of that city. He compiled Bancroft's Handbook of the Pacific States; and also Bancroft's Map of the Pacific States.

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business college: and the Albany law school where he received the degree of LL.B. In 1883 he was admitted to the practice of law; and since that time has been engaged in the general practice of at Elmira, In 189298 he served as dis-

Chemung countv; and in and 1902 was a member of the

attorney of 1JK)I

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