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American politician

Edwin T. McKnight


President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1919–1920
Preceded by	Henry Gordon Wells
Succeeded by	Frank G. Allen
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Sixth Middlesex District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 1918
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Suffolk District
In office 1906–1907
Member of the Boston, Massachusetts Common Council
In office 1903–1905

Personal details
Born	October 11, 1869 Kings County, New Brunswick
Died	July 14, 1935(1935-07-14) (aged 65) Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian; American
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Fredericton, N. B. Normal School; University of New Brunswick, Harvard Law School

Edwin T. McKnight (1869–1935) was a politician who served on the Boston City Council, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate.

Early life

McKnight was born on October 11, 1869, in Kings County, New Brunswick.

^ Coolidge, Henry D. (1920), A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1920, Boston, MA: The Massachusetts General Court, p. 458.
Massachusetts General Court. Senate (1918), The Journal of the Senate, Boston, MA: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 32.
^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 76.
^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1907, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1907, p. 278.
"Funeral Today for McKnight Will Be Private". The Boston Globe. July 15, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 2019-06-27.

Political offices
Preceded byHenry Gordon Wells	President of the Massachusetts Senate 1919-1920	Succeeded byFrank G. Allen

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