- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KNAPP, Charles Junius, 1845-1916 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KNAPP, Charles Junius, (son of Charles Knapp), a Representative from New York; born in Pepacton, Delaware County, N.Y., June 30, 1845; moved with his parents to Deposit, Delaware County, in 1848; was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1866; became engaged in banking with his father at Deposit, N.Y., in 1866; president of the board of education for many years; served on the board of supervisors of Delaware County in 1885 and 1886; member of the State assembly 1886-1888; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890; moved to Binghamton, N.Y., and again engaged in banking; died in that city June 1, 1916; interment in Laurel Bank Cemetery, Deposit, N.Y. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNAPP, Charles, 1797-1880 KNAPP, Charles, (father of Charles Junius Knapp), a Representative from New York; born in Colchester, Delaware County, N.Y., October 8, 1797; educated at home and later attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; taught school in Delaware County; engaged in mercantile pursuits in 1825; member of the State assembly in 1841; moved to Deposit, Delaware County, N.Y., in 1848 and organized a bank in 1854 and subsequently became its president; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed banking; died in Deposit, N.Y., on May 14, 1880; interment in Laurel Bank Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNAPP, Anthony Lausett, 1828-1881 KNAPP, Anthony Lausett, (brother of Robert McCarty Knapp), a Representative from Illinois; born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., June 14, 1828; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1839 and settled in Jerseyville; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jerseyville; member of the State senate 1859-1861; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John A. McClernand; reelected to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from December 12, 1861, to March 3, 1865; was not a candidate for renomination in 1864; moved to Chicago in 1865 and to Springfield, Ill., in 1867 and continued the practice of law; died in Springfield, Ill., May 24, 1881; interment in Springfield Cemetery; reinterment in Oak Ridge Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNAPP, Charles Luman, 1847-1929 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KNAPP, Charles Luman, a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Harrisburg, Lewis County, N.Y., July 4, 1847; attended the rural schools, Lowville (N.Y.) Academy, and Irving Institute, Tarrytown, N.Y.; was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1869; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Lowville, N.Y.; served in the State senate 1886 and 1887; appointed by President Harrison as consul general at Montreal in 1889 and served until September 1893, when he returned to Lowville and resumed the practice of law; also engaged in banking; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert D. Shaw; reelected to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 5, 1901, to March 3, 1911; chairman, Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-first Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1910; resumed the practice of law in Lowvill! e, N.Y.; died in Lowville, N.Y., January 3, 1929; interment in the Rural Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNAPP, Robert McCarty, 1831-1889 KNAPP, Robert McCarty, (brother of Anthony Lausett Knapp), a Representative from Illinois; born in New York City April 21, 1831; moved with his parents to Jerseyville, Ill., in 1839; attended the common schools and the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Jerseyville; member of the State house of representatives in 1867; mayor of Jerseyville 1871-1876; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874; elected to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879); again an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878; resumed the practice of law; died in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Ill., June 24, 1889; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melody Campagna http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/m/Melody-A-Campagna/