Martin Augustine Knapp
Personal
Birthday:
11/6/1843
Birthplace:
Spafford, NY
Date of Death:
2/10/1923
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1870-
Corporation counsel, Syracuse, New York, 1877-1883
Member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1897-1910; chairman, 1898-1910
Education
Name of School:
Wesleyan University
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1868
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1869 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
President Nominating:
William H. Taft
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/20/1910
Termination Date:
12/31/1911
Termination Reason:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Second:
Commerce Court
Commission Date - Second:
12/20/1910
Termination Date - Second:
12/13/1913
Termination Reason - Second:
Abolition of Court
Court Name - Third:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name - Third:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Third:
12/20/1910
Termination Date - Third:
1/1/1916
Termination Reason - Third:
Reassignment
Court Name - Fourth:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Name - Fourth:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Fourth:
1/1/1916
Termination Date - Fourth:
2/10/1923
Termination Reason - Fourth:
Death