Benjamin Knight

Benjamin A. Knight (October 16, 1836 – June 2, 1905) served in the California State Senate for the 6th district from 1883 to 1887. During the American Civil War, he joined Company I, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army, and served twenty-one months, where he became a corporal. References 1836 births 1905 deaths Place of death missing Union Army non-commissioned officers 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party California state senators People from Mansfield, Connecticut