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Edwin T. McKnight

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Edwin T. McKnight
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1919–1920
Preceded byHenry Gordon Wells
Succeeded byFrank G. Allen
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Sixth Middlesex District[1]
Assumed office
January 8, 1918[2]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[3]
21st Suffolk District
In office
1906[3]–1907[3]
Member of the
Boston, Massachusetts
Common Council[4][3]
In office
1903[3]–1905[3]
Personal details
BornOctober 11, 1869
Kings County, New Brunswick
DiedJuly 14, 1935(1935-07-14) (aged 65)
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityCanadian; American
Political partyRepublican[3]
Alma materFredericton, N. B. Normal School; University of New Brunswick, Harvard Law School[3]

Edwin T. McKnight (1869–1935) was a politician who served on the Boston City Council, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.[3][1][5]

Early life

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McKnight was born on October 11, 1869, in Kings County, New Brunswick.[4]

Education

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McKnight attended Fredericton, N. B. Normal School; the University of New Brunswick, and Harvard Law School[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Coolidge, Henry D. (1920), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1920, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 458.
  2. ^ Massachusetts General Court. Senate (1918), The Journal of the Senate, Boston, MA: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 32.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 76.
  4. ^ a b Who's Who in State Politics, 1907, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1907, p. 278.
  5. ^ "Funeral Today for McKnight Will Be Private". The Boston Globe. July 15, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Massachusetts Senate
1919-1920
Succeeded by