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| Charles J. Knapp (Charles Junius Knapp) was born on 30 June 1945 in Pepacton, New York near the town of ]. His family moved to Deposit in 1848, where his family owned the Knapp Bank. Knapp's father, Charles Knapp, was a banker and a Republican politician (he served in both the New York State Assembly as well as in the |
Charles J. Knapp (Charles Junius Knapp) was born on 30 June 1945 in Pepacton, New York near the town of ]. His family moved to Deposit in 1848, where his family owned the Knapp Bank. Knapp's father, ], was a banker and a Republican politician (he served in both the ] as well as in the ]).<ref name=graveyard>http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html</ref> He graduated from ] in ] and joined the family Knapp Bank.<ref name=biocong>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000278</ref> He died on 1 June 1916 in ] and is buried at the Laurel Bank Cemetery in Deposit. | ||
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Charles Junius Knapp (June 30, 1845 - June 1, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Charles Knapp.
Life
Charles J. Knapp (Charles Junius Knapp) was born on 30 June 1945 in Pepacton, New York near the town of Deposit, New York. His family moved to Deposit in 1848, where his family owned the Knapp Bank. Knapp's father, Charles Knapp, was a banker and a Republican politician (he served in both the New York State Assembly as well as in the United States House of Representatives). He graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and joined the family Knapp Bank. He died on 1 June 1916 in Binghamton, New York and is buried at the Laurel Bank Cemetery in Deposit.
Career
Knapp was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing Delaware County from 1886 to 1889 and represented the 17th District in the United States House of Representatives between 1889 and 1891. He was an alternate delegate from the State of New York at the Republican National Convention of 1900. He also served on the board of education and the board of supervisors of Delaware County New York.
Knapp came from a banking family and he started his career as a banker with the family run Knapp Bank of Deposit, New York. Later, he became the President of the Binghamton Trust Company of Binghamton, New York. In 1909, he, and his nephew Charles P. Knapp, were indicted in connection with the failure of Knapp Bank for criminally receiving deposits for an institution that was known to be insolvent.
References
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knapp.html
- http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000278
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C01E7DD143EE033A25750C0A9669D946897D6CF
Source
- United States Congress. "Charles J. Knapp (id: K000278)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.