John Stocker Coffin Knowlton (December 11, 1798 – June 11, 1871) was an American newspaper editor, publisher and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, and as the Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.[3]

John S.C. Knowlton
15th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
1857[1]–1871[1]
Preceded byGeorge W. Richardson[2]
Succeeded byAugustus B. R. Sprague
4th Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1853[1] – January 1, 1855[1]
Preceded byPeter C. Bacon
Succeeded byGeorge W. Richardson
Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1852[1]–1853[1]
Personal details
Born
John Stocker Coffin Knowlton

(1798-12-11)December 11, 1798
Hopkinton, New Hampshire[1]
DiedJune 11, 1871(1871-06-11) (aged 72)[1]
Worcester, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseAnna W. Hartwell
EducationDartmouth[1]
Alma materPhillips Andover, Dartmouth College

Biography

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Knowlton was born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire[1] to Daniel Knowlton and Mary Stocker.[3] Knowlton attended Hopkinton and Phillips Andover academies, and graduated from Dartmouth College[4] in 1823.[3]

Knowlton married Anna W. Hartwell, of Littleton, Massachusetts[3] on September 17, 1829. He died in Worcester on June 11, 1871.[1]

Positions held

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Fifty Years A City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F.S. Blanchard and Company, p. 25
  2. ^ Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Fifty Years A City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F.S. Blanchard and Company, p. 27
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chapman, George Thomas (1867), Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 217
  4. ^ Rice, Franklin Pierce (1884), The Worcester Book: Diary of Noteworthy Events, 1657-1883, Worcester, Massachusetts: Putnam, Davis and Company, p. 67
  5. ^ Lanman, Charles (2006) [1866]. Dictionary of the United States Congress. Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library. p. 479. ISBN 978-1-4255-6121-5.
Political offices
Preceded by
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate

1852 - 1853
Succeeded by
Preceded by
George W. Richardson
4th Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts

January 3, 1853- January 1, 1855
Succeeded by
Preceded by 15th Sheriff of
Worcester County, Massachusetts

1857–1871
Succeeded by