Martin Augustine Knapp
Martin Augustine Knapp | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| In office January 1, 1916 – February 10, 1923 | |
| Appointed by | operation of law |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 36 Stat. 539 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office December 20, 1910 – January 1, 1916 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 36 Stat. 539 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | |
| In office December 20, 1910 – December 31, 1911 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 36 Stat. 539 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Judge of the United States Commerce Court | |
| In office December 20, 1910 – December 13, 1913 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 36 Stat. 539 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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| Born | Martin Augustine Knapp November 6, 1843 read law |
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Martin Augustine Knapp (November 6, 1843 – February 10, 1923) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Knapp was nominated by President William Howard Taft on December 12, 1910, to the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit, to a new joint seat authorized by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1910, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served on the Commerce Court and Court of Appeals. On December 13, 1913, the Commerce Court was abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. Knapp was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on January 1, 1916, to a new seat authorized by 36 Stat. 539. His service terminated on February 10, 1923, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[1]
Other service and memberships
Knapp was appointed a mediator for two years from March 4, 1911, becoming member of the Board of Mediation and Conciliation under the Newlands Act in 1913, by appointment of President Woodrow Wilson.
He was a member of several societies, including the
References
- ^ a b Martin Augustine Knapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
Sources
- Martin Augustine Knapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Men of Mark in America Biography
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