The Knights
- Nehemiah Knight (1746-1808), Rhode Island Assemblyman 1783 1787, Sheriff of Providence County, Rhode Island 1787; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1803-1808. Father of Nehemiah R. Knight.
- Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), Clerk of Rhode Island Court of Common Pleas 1805-1811, Clerk of Rhode Island Circuit Court 1812-1817, Collector of Customs of Rhode Island 1812-1817, Governor of Rhode Island 1817-1821, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1821-1841. Son of Nehemiah Knight.
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Famous quotes containing the word knights:
“The threadbare trees, so poor and thin,
They are no wealthier than I;
But with as brave a core within
They rear their boughs to the October sky.
Poor knights they are which bravely wait
The charge of Winter’s cavalry,
Keeping a simple Roman state,
Discumbered of their Persian luxury.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Here we have bishops, priests, and deacons, a Censorship Board, vigilant librarians, confraternities and sodalities, Duce Maria, Legions of Mary, Knights of this Christian order and Knights of that one, all surrounding the sinner’s free will in an embattled circle.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)