Anthony Lausett Knapp
Born: June 14, 1828
Birthplace: Middletown, New York
Father: Augustus Reed Knapp 1801 – 1862
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Illinois)
Mother: Catherine S. Wyckoff 1800 – 1868
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Illinois)
Wife: Henrietta E. Smith 1834 – 1918
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deposit, New York)
Children:
Toney W. Knapp
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
1839 – 1861: Attorney in Jerseyville, Illinois
1859 – 1861: Illinois State Senator
Civil War Career:
1861: Elected to U.S. Congress to fill vacancy of John A. McClernand
1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from Illinois
1861 – 1863: Ranking Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member of House Private Lands Claims Committee
1864: Choose not to be a candidate for re-nomination to U.S. Congress
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1867: Attorney in Chicago, Illinois
1867 – 1881: Attorney in Springfield, Illinois
Died: May 24, 1881
Place of Death: Springfield, Illinois
Cause of Death: Dropsy of the heart
Age at time of Death: 52 years old
Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Illinois
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