Charles L. Knapp
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Charles Luman Knapp was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born on a farm near Harrisburg, New York
, Knapp attended the rural schools, Lowville (New York) Academy, and Irving Institute, Tarrytown, New York
.
He was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
, in 1869.
He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
in 1873 and commenced practice in Lowville, New York
.
He served in the State senate 1886 and 1887. He was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison
as consul general at Montreal in 1889 and served until September 1893, when he returned to Lowville and resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in banking.
Knapp was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-seventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert D. Shaw. He was reelected to the Fifty-eighth
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 5, 1901, to March 3, 1911.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-first
Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1910.
He resumed the practice of law in Lowville, New York
.
He died in Lowville, New York
, January 3, 1929.
He was interred in the Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born on a farm near Harrisburg, New York
Harrisburg, New York
Harrisburg is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 423 at the 2000 census.The Town of Harrisburg is in the northwest part of the county...
, Knapp attended the rural schools, Lowville (New York) Academy, and Irving Institute, Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line...
.
He was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
, in 1869.
He studied law. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1873 and commenced practice in Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York may refer to:*Lowville , New York, located in Lewis County*Lowville , New York, located within the Town of Lowville...
.
He served in the State senate 1886 and 1887. He was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there...
as consul general at Montreal in 1889 and served until September 1893, when he returned to Lowville and resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in banking.
Knapp was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert D. Shaw. He was reelected to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 5, 1901, to March 3, 1911.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1910.
He resumed the practice of law in Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York may refer to:*Lowville , New York, located in Lewis County*Lowville , New York, located within the Town of Lowville...
.
He died in Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York
Lowville, New York may refer to:*Lowville , New York, located in Lewis County*Lowville , New York, located within the Town of Lowville...
, January 3, 1929.
He was interred in the Rural Cemetery.