Charles J. Knapp

Charles Junius Knapp ( * June 30, 1845 in Deposit, Delaware County, New York, † June 1, 1916 in Binghamton, New York ) was an American politician and banker. Between 1889 and 1891 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles J. Knapp was the son of the congressman and banker Charles Knapp ( 1797-1880 ). In 1866 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton. He then started in the family owned bank to work. In his home he was for many years chairman of the Education Committee. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In 1885 and 1886 he was a member of the District Council in Delaware County. Then he sat from 1886 to 1888 as a deputy in the New York State Assembly. In the congressional elections of 1888 Knapp was in the 17th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Stephen T. Hopkins on March 4, 1889. Since he resigned in 1890 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1891.

After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Charles Knapp again worked in the banking industry. He became president of the Binghamton Trust Company and the Outing Publishing Company. After the collapse of the Binghamton Trust Company on April 8, 1909 Knapp was taken as its president for the collapse partly responsible. The collapse occurred because all the loans exceeded the cover bank and this was therefore insolvent. In addition, the crash more banks were affected. Knapp was accused of transactions. The output of the method is, however, not known. He died on 1 June 1916 in Binghamton.