John Power Knowles

1808–1887 · Providence, RI

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode IslandJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Jan 24, 1870Retirement, Mar 21, 1881

Education

  • Brown University, A.B., 1836
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1838

Professional Career

Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1838-1855, 1857-1865, 1867-1869; State representative, Rhode Island, 1855, 1866; Court reporter, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1855-1857, 1865-1866; City solicitor, Providence, Rhode Island, 1866-1867

Opinions on This Site

2 opinions from 1877 to 1877

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