Nehemiah R. Knight

Nehemiah Rice Knight ( born December 31, 1780 in Cranston, Rhode Iceland, † April 18, 1854 in Providence, Rhode Iceland ) was an American politician and 1817-1821 Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland. Between 1821 and 1841 he represented his country in the U.S. Senate.

Early years and political rise

Nehemiah Rice attended the public schools of his home. In 1802 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Rhode Iceland. After a move to Providence, he was 1805-1811 clerk at the local Court of Appeal. From 1812 to 1817 he held the same job at the District Court. At the same time he was a tax collector for the state of Rhode Iceland in the federal tax authority. In 1817, Knight was elected as a candidate of his Democratic-Republican Party against the incumbent William Jones as the new governor of his state.

Governor and U.S. Senator from Rhode Iceland

Nehemiah Knight took up his new post on May 7, 1817. After he was confirmed in the following years each in this office he remained until January 9, 1821 Prime Minister of Rhode Iceland. As governor, he pushed for the introduction of a general public school system. The question of the extension of the franchise played in these years in Rhode Iceland an important role.

After the death of U.S. Senator James Burrill Knight was chosen as his successor in Congress. He then resigned as governor. In the years 1823, 1829 and 1835 Nehemiah Knight were each operated as a senator. During this time his party had dissolved; Knight then became first a member of the National Republican Party and later the Whigs. Overall, he was between 9 January 1821 and the March 3, 1841 U.S. Senator. He was chairman of the Committee for control of current expenditure and a member of the Craftsman Income ( Committee on Manufacturers).

Further CV

In 1843, Knight was a delegate at a meeting to revise the constitution of Rhode Iceland. Since 1817 to 1854 he was president of the Roger Williams Bank. Nehemiah Knight died on April 20, 1854. He was married to Lydia Waterman.

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