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Knight family of Cranston, Rhode Island

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  Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808) — of Cranston, Providence County, R.I. Born in Cranston, Providence County, R.I., March 23, 1746. Member of Rhode Island state legislature, 1783; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1803-08; died in office 1808. Slaveowner. Died in Cranston, Providence County, R.I., June 13, 1808 (age 62 years, 82 days). Interment at Knight Cemetery (Cranston Historical Cemetery #21), Knightsville, Cranston, R.I.
  Relatives: Father of Nehemiah Rice Knight; second great-grandfather of Comfort Star Burlingame.
  Political family: Knight family of Cranston, Rhode Island.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nehemiah Rice Knight (1780-1854) — also known as Nehemiah R. Knight — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Born in Cranston, Providence County, R.I., December 31, 1780. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1802; Governor of Rhode Island, 1817-21; U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-41; delegate to Rhode Island state constitutional convention, 1843. Died in Providence, Providence County, R.I., April 18, 1854 (age 73 years, 108 days). Interment at Grace Church Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Nehemiah Knight and Eleanor (Hudson) Knight; married, July 21, 1799, to Lydia Waterman; great-granduncle of Comfort Star Burlingame.
  Political family: Knight family of Cranston, Rhode Island.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Comfort Star Burlingame (1853-1924) — also known as Comfort S. Burlingame — of Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, January 5, 1853. Democrat. Banker; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1904. Died December 6, 1924 (age 71 years, 336 days). Interment at Hyde Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel J. Burlingame and Judith (Hyde) Burlingame; great-grandnephew of Nehemiah Rice Knight; second great-grandson of Nehemiah Knight.
  Political family: Knight family of Cranston, Rhode Island.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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