John Knight
Personal
Birthday:
4/29/1871
Birthplace:
Arcade, NY
Date of Death:
6/15/1955
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Town clerk, Arcade, New York, 1892-1896
Private practice, Arcade, New York, 1896-1900
Referee in bankruptcy, Western District of New York, 1899-1904
District attorney, Wyoming County, New York, 1904-1913
State assemblyman, New York, 1913-1917
State senator, New York, 1917-1931; president pro tem, 1924-1931
Education
Name of School:
University of Rochester
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1893
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1896 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of New York
Court Name:
New York Western District Court
President Nominating:
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
1/9/1932
Termination Date:
6/15/1955
Termination Reason:
Death