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Life Summary
Full name
James Proctor Knott
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
No. of Siblings
4
No. of Spouses
2
Family
Joseph Percy Knott (father), Maria Irvine McElroy Knott (mother), Mary E. Forman (first wife, died 1852), Sarah R. McIlroy (second wife)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Church or Religious Denomination
Presbyterian
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
US House of Representatives
Governor
State legislature
Other state government
