Life Span
to
Dickinson Connection
Son-in-law of Harmar Denny, class of 1813
Life Summary
Full name
Robert McKnight
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
10
Family
William McKnight (father), Elizabeth O'hara Denny (wife), Harmar Denny (father-in-law)
Education
Princeton (College of New Jersey)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Presbyterian
Political Parties
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
Local government
