Martin Augustine Knapp

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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 byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
December 20, 1910 – January 1, 1916
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
In office
December 20, 1910 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States Commerce Court
In office
December 20, 1910 – December 13, 1913
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded bySeat established by 36 Stat. 539
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Martin Augustine Knapp

(1843-11-06)November 6, 1843
Spafford, New York
DiedFebruary 10, 1923(1923-02-10) (aged 79)
Washington, D.C.
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
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[]

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

Born in Spafford, New York, Knapp received a Bachelor of Arts degree 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. In 1891, he was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Benjamin Harrison, reappointed in 1897 by President Grover Cleveland, and again reappointed in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt, becoming Chairman of the Commission from 1898, where he served until 1910.[1] Under the Erdman Act as ex officio mediator, he assisted in the work of settlement of numerous disputes between the public and the railroads.[2][3]

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 American Academy of Political and Social Science, the American Economic Association, American Political Science Association, and the National Geographical Society.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Martin Augustine Knapp at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Knapp, Martin Augustine" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Knapp, Martin Augustine" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 36 Stat. 539
Judge of the United States Commerce Court
1910–1913
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
1910–1911
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1910–1916
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1916–1923
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