Lyman Enos Knapp

Lyman Enos Knapp

Lyman Enos Knapp (born November 5, 1837 in Somerset , Windham County , Vermont , † October 9, 1904 in Seattle , Washington ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ).

After graduating from Middlebury College in 1862 , Knapp joined the Union Army and fought for them in the Civil War . He was a member of an infantry regiment from Vermont and rose there to command with the rank of captain . After the end of his nine-month service, he first returned to Vermont, where he immediately put together a new company for the infantry, which he then also commanded as captain. With this unit he took part in several battles of the war, was wounded twice and was eventually promoted to Lieutenant Colonel .

After the war, Knapp initially worked as a teacher. He also published the Middlebury Register newspaper and served as an administrator in the Vermont House of Representatives . He also studied law and held numerous offices at the local level; among other things, he acted as a debt restructuring judge. He was also politically active, was the Republican Party in Addison County and was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1884 to 1885. Four years later, in 1889, he became Governor of the District of Alaska , which he remained until 1893. Knapp then moved to Seattle, where he worked as a lawyer until his death.

Web links

• Lyman Enos Knapp in the database of Find a Grave (English)