William J. Knight
William J. "Pete" Knight (November 18, 1929 – May 8, 2004) was a U.S. politician, combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. Knight holds the world's speed record for flight in a winged, powered aircraft. As a politician, he is noted as the author of California Proposition 22, which forbade the state from performing or recognizing same-sex marriage.
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“The Knight of the Doleful Countenance.”
—Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)