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Robert McKnight
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Born: January 20, 1820

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Father: William McKnight 1782 – 1848

Mother: Catherine McClurg 1791 – 1850

Wife: Elizabeth O’Hara Denny 1824 – 1896
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

Harmar Denny McKnight 1848 – 1900​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Woodruff McKnight 1850 – 1898​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Kate Cassatt McKnight 1852 – 1907​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Bessie D. McKnight Gregg 1854 – 1918​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Robert McKnight 1861 – 1889​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Philip Sidney McKnight 1863 – 1865​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​
Alice M. McKnight 1866 – 1884​
(Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:


1839: Graduated from Princeton College​

Occupation before War:

1842 – 1859: Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania​
1846 – 1847: Solicitor for Bank of Pittsburgh​
1847 – 1849: Member of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City Council​
1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1859 – 1861: Member of House Elections Committee​

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee​
1861 – 1863: Member of House Buildings and Grounds Committee​

Occupation after War:

1863 – 1885: Attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania​

Died: October 25, 1885

Place of Death: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 65 years old

Burial Place: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 
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His son Harmar founded a baseball club in the new American Association under the name The Pittsburg Allegahenys. This team would eventually become the Pittsburg Pirates.
 
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