Charles Knapp (congressman): Difference between revisions

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Charles Knapp

| image = Charles Knapp (Deposit, New York).jpg

| alt =

| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]

| district = [[New York's 19th congressional district|19th]]

| term_start = March 4, 1869

| term_end = March 3, 1871

| predecessor = [[William C. Fields]]

| successor = [[Elizur H. Prindle]]

| birth_date = {{birth date|1797|10|8}}

| birth_place = [[Colchester, New York]], U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1880|5|14|1797|10|8}}

| death_place = [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit, New York]], U.S.

| resting_place = Laurel Hill Cemetery

| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| otherparty = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (until mid-1850s)

| children = [[Charles J. Knapp]]

}}

<!-- This article was automatically created by [[User:polbot]] from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000277. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. -->'''Charles Knapp''' (October 8, 1797 – May 14, 1880) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was the father of [[Charles J. Knapp]], who also served in Congress.

Born in [[Colchester, New York]], Charles Knapp was educated at home and later attended the common schools. He farmed and worked as a school teacher before starting a career as a merchant in 1825. Knapp was later active in several other ventures, including a lumber mill and a tannery.

Knapp was elected Colchester's [[Town Supervisor]] and a member of the [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]] Board of Supervisors in 1830, 1835 and 1836. Originally a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] affiliated with the [[Martin Van Buren]] organization, Knapp served in the [[New York State Assembly]] (Delaware Co.) in 1841.

He moved to [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit, New York]], in 1848. In 1854 he organized a privately owned bank, the Knapp Bank, of which he served as president. He changed his political affiliation to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] when the party was organized in the mid-1850s.

Knapp was elected as a Republican to the [[41st United States Congress]], (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871), representing [[New York's 19th congressional district]].<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html Charles Knapp] at [http://politicalgraveyard.com/ ''Political Graveyard'']</ref>

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870 and resumed his banking and business interests.

Knapp died in Deposit on May 14, 1880. He is buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Deposit.<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7783356/charles-knapp</ref>

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| state= New York

| district= 19

| before= [[William C. Fields]]

| after= [[Elizur H. Prindle]]

| years= 1869–1871 }}

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