John Power Knowles

John Power Knowles (June 13, 1808 – August 3, 1887) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Education and career Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Knowles received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Brown University in 1836 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was in private practice in Providence from 1838 to 1855, and was a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1855. He was a court reporter in Providence from 1855 to 1857, and then returned to private practice there until 1865, when he again took up work as a court reporter for a year. He was returned to the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1866, and was a city solicitor in Providence from 1866 to 1867, thereafter making a final return to private practice until 1869. Federal judicial service