US Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was the Knightsville, Rhode Island, town clerk (1773-1800). He was a member of the Rhode Island State Legislature, (1783, 1787) and Sheriff of Providence County in 1787. In 1803, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congresses, serving until his death at age 62. US Senator Nehemiah Rice Knight was his son.
US Congressman. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was the Knightsville, Rhode Island, town clerk (1773-1800). He was a member of the Rhode Island State Legislature, (1783, 1787) and Sheriff of Providence County in 1787. In 1803, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Congresses, serving until his death at age 62. US Senator Nehemiah Rice Knight was his son.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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