The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-04
COL. w. C.. KNIGHT DEAD.
PfssED fH4Y SyNDfI 4F7ERNOON
Ar THL REsTDENCE or ms son.
lie Was a Lawyer. m Editor and an Agri-
cuiturist-A sketch OF His Interesting
and Important Career.

and Important Career.
Colonel William Carter Knight. a well
known ard prominent citizen Of Rich
rCnd, dicd Sunday afternoon At go
o'clock at the residence OF his son, Mr.. w.
f. Knight. corne: Of Ninth and Franklin
streets. Colonel Knight had been in fall
ing health for some years. Last spring
he sustained slight stroke Of paralysis
and has been slowly growing more IN
firm.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Colonel Knight was a son IF Col. John
Hughes Knight. OF Nottoway, and was
born in that county June 2S 1878. on his
fathers side he Was of English EXTRACTION.
His grandmother was Walton. His mo-
Their was a Miss Carter, whose father had
removed to Nottoway from the Northern
Neck about the close Of the Revolution.
Colonel Knight received his academic ed-
education at Prince Edward Courthouse,
under the tuition of Mr.. David Comfort
He was sent 20 Randolph-Macon College
Ohen in Mecklenburg county, in the ran
Of 1882, and remained two sessions. Then
he went 10 HampIen-Sidney College
where he graduated In 1885 Thence ne
went to the University OF Virginia ana
studied law and the modern languages.
He was licensed to practice law in 1899.
In 1871 he settled himself upon farm
in Nottoway. which he purchased at -
per acre Seventeen years later he sold
400 acres az go each, and the remainder
at IS each. lie bought the Wilton
farm below Richmond, on James river,
in 1859, and was residing there during
the war Colonel Knight had hundreds
of acres OF fine clover. which was Tea
to the horses OF General Lees army.
At the close Of the war the Confederate
Government was indebted 10 him Tor
something like half n million dollars Tor
food and provender
HIS RESIDENCE IN RICHMOND.
In 1861 Colonel knight came to Rich-
mond TO reside. and engaged with George
Watt in the manufacture Of agricultural
implements. Later he was president oil
the Richmond Stove Company When
he retired from this position he edited
the Southern Planter 10 which he had
been a contributor for forty years. About
eight years ago he retired from the
editorial chair. and since that time had
lived I'm retirement
Deceased was one Of the organizers or
the Virginia Agricultural Society. and
was one Of It's presidents on its reorgani-
zation after the war. He took an
active part I'm politics up 10
a few years ago In 1855 he was elected
10 the state Senate Back I'm the seven
ties ne again ran for the Senate against
General Bradley r. Johnson. and the con-
test. which ended in General Johnson's
favor. is still fresh In the minds OF many
Of the readers OF The Times.
Colonel knight was first married IN
1871. His wife was Miss Bette Dickinson,
sister Of the late Judge Asa Dickinson
Mr. Robert ID. Knight Of Chesterfield.
Mr. Emmett knight and Mrs. Charles I.
O'Ferrall are the children OF that mar
riage His second wife was Miss
Thomas a sister OF Or. Greed
Thomas. Of Richmond. She sur
wives him with these children: ".
O., knight. Of the Southern railway
now stationed at Atlanta: Wray T.
Knight, Of this city; Mrs. Charles p.
Wingo. c. T. Knight. Of Chicago. Cap
tain John H. knight, Of Farmville, ana
Or. O. NJ. Knight. of Nottoway, are his
brothers.
Colonel Knight early in life connected
himself with the Presbyterian cHrch
in Nottoway county He was noted
for his works Of charity strength
of character and great public spirit. lie
was at one time very wealthy but lost
heavily by security debts.
An interesting episode in Colonel
Knights career occurred while he was
living in Nottoway county. IL was just
prior TO John Browns raid Brown visit
ed Colonel Knight under the guise Of
clergyman. and was entertained by him
as his guest for several days. This du-
pHclty Of Browns was afterwards
brought out against Brown i'm his trial
at CharlestCwn. w. Va.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
The funeral will take place from the
Second Presbyterian church at o'clock
this afternoon The following are the
pall-bearers:
Active-Jas. y. Boyd. Chase Morton.
James r. Werth, ". T.. Gordon. James
Priddy, James A. Grigg, Major Sol
Cuichins II. w. Wood.
Honorary Col. j. B. Cary, J. T.. Jack
son. George w. Mayo. =. NJ Garnctt.
Major Clay Drewry Captain Thomas
Elicit. u. B Chahn W j. Chesterman.
Major \. ". CARRIER and Mr.. Richard
Epes.