Hosea M. Knowlton
Hosea Morrill Knowlton (May 20, 1847 – December 19, 1902) was a lawyer, District Attorney, and Attorney General of Massachusetts.
Hosea Morrill Knowlton[1] | |
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| Massachusetts Attorney General[2] | |
| In office 1894–1902 | |
| Governor | Frederic T. Greenhalge Roger Wolcott Winthrop Murray Crane |
| Preceded by | Albert E. Pillsbury |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Parker |
| District Attorney[2][3][4] of the Southern District of Massachusetts[3][4] | |
| In office January,[5] 1879[3][4] – 1893[3] | |
| Preceded by | George Marston[4] |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[2][4] | |
| In office 1878[3][4]–1879[3][4] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2][4] | |
| In office 1876[2][3][4]–1877[2][3][4][6] | |
| Register in Bankruptcy[2][3][4] | |
| In office May,[5] 1872[2][4] – 1878[4] | |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished[2] |
| City Solicitor of New Bedford, Massachusetts[5] | |
| Member of the School Committee[1][6] of New Bedford, Massachusetts[1][4] | |
| In office 1873[5]–1876[1][4][5][6] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1847[1] Durham, Maine[1] |
| Died | December 19, 1902 (aged 55)[2][7] Marion, Massachusetts[2][7] |
| Political party | Republican[5] |
| Spouse | Sylvia Bassett Almy[3] M. 1873.[8] |
| Children | John Wellington Knowlton; Abby Almy Knowlton; Frank Warren Knowlton; Edward Allen Knowlton; Helen Sophia Knowlton; August I. Knowlton; Sylvia Prescott Knowlton; Benjamin Almy Knowlton.[3] |
| Alma mater | Keene, New Hampshire High School;[5] Tufts College, B.A.[1] 1867;[2] Harvard Law School,[2] class of 1870.[1] |
| Profession | Attorney[2] |
References
- Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical--Genealogical, Volume VI, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p. 225
- "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Hosea M. Knowlton.", The New York Times, New York, New York, p. 9, December 19, 1902
- Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical--Genealogical, Volume VI, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p. 226
- Bristol County Bar (April 21, 1903), Hosea Morrill Knowlton Tribute of the Bristol County Bar to the Memory of the late Hon. Hosea Morrill Knowlton at Taunton, April 21, 1903, New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, p. 16
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1894), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1894, Vol. III, Brockton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 107
- Bristol County Bar (April 21, 1903), Hosea Morrill Knowlton Tribute of the Bristol County Bar to the Memory of the late Hon. Hosea Morrill Knowlton at Taunton, April 21, 1903, New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, p. 28
- The Hartford Courant (December 19, 1902), HOSEA M. KNOWLTON Death of an Ex-Attorney General of Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant, p. 15
- Bristol County Bar (April 21, 1903), Hosea Morrill Knowlton Tribute of the Bristol County Bar to the Memory of the late Hon. Hosea Morrill Knowlton at Taunton, April 21, 1903, New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons, p. 25
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Bibliography
- Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1894), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1894, Vol. III, Brockton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 107.
- Bristol County Bar (April 21, 1903), Hosea Morrill Knowlton Tribute of the Bristol County Bar to the memory of the late Hon. Hosea Morrill Knowlton at Taunton, April 21, 1903, New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony & Sons.
- The Hartford Courant, page 15, December 19, 1902, HOSEA M. KNOWLTON Death of an Ex-Attorney General of Massachusetts.
- The New York Times, page 9, December 19, 1902, DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Hosea M. Knowlton.
- Cutter, William Richard (1916), Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical—Genealogical, Volume VI, New York, N. Y., Boston, Ma: American Historical Society (Inc.), p9. 225-226.
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