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 | |
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| 15th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1857[1]–1871[1] | |
| Preceded by | George W. Richardson[2] |
| Succeeded by | Augustus B. R. Sprague |
| 4th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1853[1] – January 1, 1855[1] | |
| Preceded by | Peter C. Bacon |
| Succeeded by | George W. Richardson |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1852[1]–1853[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Stocker Coffin Knowlton December 11, 1798 Hopkinton, New Hampshire[1] |
| Died | June 11, 1871 (aged 72)[1] Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Anna W. Hartwell |
| Education | Dartmouth[1] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Andover, Dartmouth College |
Biography
editKnowlton 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
edit- School teacher, Beverly, Massachusetts[3]
- Editor of the Lowell Journal, Lowell, Massachusetts[3]
- Editor and publisher of the Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts from 1830 to 1871
- Elector, United States Electoral College in 1856 United States presidential election[5]
- Massachusetts State Senator from 1852[1] to 1853[1]
- Mayor of the city of Worcester, Massachusetts from January 3, 1853[1] to January 1, 1855[1]
- High Sheriff of Worcester County from 1857[1] to 1871.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Rice, Franklin Pierce (1884), The Worcester Book: Diary of Noteworthy Events, 1657-1883, Worcester, Massachusetts: Putnam, Davis and Company, p. 67
- ^ 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.