Martin Augustine Knapp

Martin A. Knapp

Martin Augustine Knapp, William Lea Chambers and George Wallace William Hanger in 1913

Martin Augustine Knapp (November 6, 1843 – February 10, 1923) was a United States federal judge.

Biography

Born in Spafford, New York, Knapp received a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1868 and read law to enter the Bar in 1869. He entered private practice in Syracuse, New York in 1870, and was counsel for the municipal corporation of Syracuse 1877 to 1883. He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1897 to 1910, serving as its Chairman from 1898 to 1910.

On December 12, 1910, Knapp was nominated by President William H. Taft to a new joint seat on the United States Commerce Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, created by 36 Stat. 539. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1910, and received his commission the same day. His service on the Commerce Court was terminated on December 13, 1913, due to abolition of the court, and on January 1, 1916, he was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He served thereafter until his death, in Washington, D.C.

He served as mediator in several disputes between the public and the railroads. He was a member of several economic societies.^[1]

Sources

1. ^  "Knapp, Martin Augustine". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. 

• Martin Augustine Knapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Men of Mark in America Biography

Persondata
Name	Knapp, Martin Augustine
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	November 6, 1843
Place of birth	Spafford, New York
Date of death	February 10, 1923
Place of death	Washington, D.C.