John Power Knowles

Judge John Power Knowles

Personal

Birthday:

6/13/1808

Birthplace:

Providence, RI

Date of Death:

8/3/1887

Place of Death:

Providence, RI

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1838-1855, 1857-1865, 1867-1869
State representative, Rhode Island, 1855, 1866
Court reporter, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1855-1857, 1865-1866
City solicitor, Providence, Rhode Island, 1866-1867

Education

Name of School:

Brown University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1836

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1838

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

Court Name:

Rhode Island District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/24/1870

Termination Date:

03/21/1881

Termination Reason:

Retirement