Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-28

more promising than that of the Legal
profession, and feeling that his gen.
eral and special education were good
business capital. he abandoned the law
and became a merchant. Ship sup
plies were his specially and to ner-
camille occupation he added that OF
shipbuilding. Quick lime was then
shipped in vessels to many south
ern states and Mr.. knight became a
large jobber in this article of COM
meree. His first vessel sailed in 1S49
for New Orleans, and after discharg-
ing her cargo was chartered to carry
passengers to San Francisco, but the
passengers proved to be Cuban
revolutionists and the vessel was
captured by Spanish n-of-war
and was converted into a man-of-
war. The claim of the owners for
$4,000 was never collected from
Spain. For more than Is years he
was profitably and honorably en-
ployed in this way and then disposed
of his enterprise in Lincolnville and
removed to Hallowell, in 1858, where
he purchased small farm and set
tied down to period of rest from
mercantile risks and activities, but
his active organization and habits of
work demanded occupation and he
discovered that the conditions were
favorable for It National bank at Hal
lowell. Among his friends who en-
tertained the same view WAS John
Graves, and their movements forth
with resulted in the organization of
the American National Bank in 1864,
and Judge Knight was elected the
first president. The American Ma
tional, in 1884. WAS merged into the
Hallowell National Bank. With the
bank under its new name, as he had
been under the old institution. he re-
tanned the presidency. and served III
that capacity for "A years. In 1910
when the then Northern National
Bank and the Hallowell National Bank
were merged into one corporation un-
der the name of The Hallowell Trust
and Banking Co, which merger was
brought about largely through Judge
knights wisdom, he refused longer, on
account of the infrmities of age, to
accept the presidency, but accepted
the position of first vice president
which position he held at the time of
his death.
In 1876 he was elected judge of the
municipal court of Hallowell. and his
reelection, covering a period of II
years, attests the public approval of
the impartial manner in which he
held the scales of justice and admin
istered the duties of this difficult,
often thankless. but always important,
judicial position. Judge Knight also
served the city ii years in it's legisla =
ton councils, generally as alderman.
For Sc years he has been active and
Jealous in the ranks of Free Masonry
with an extended reputation for
knowledge and experience in it's work
and devotion to its beneficent teach
ings and professions. He was made
a Master Mason in Camden Lodge in
lS4S and since that time, by repeated
and regular promotion, he has as
cended the fascinating scale of ancient
ana mystic rites to the thirty second
aegfee, the highest honor but one. He
IS past master of King Davids
Lodge of Lincolnville, and is now af-
mated with Hallowell Lodge. He is
past high priest of Jerusalem Chapter
i Royal Arch Masons, and has conferred
the Royal Arch degree on more candi.
dates than any other man in the state
Heeis member of Hallowell Council
Royal and Select Masons, of which he
was treasurer for many years. For &
period of SO years he has been a mem.
Der of Trinity Commandery. knight:
Templar, tour years commander &
longer term than any other. and IL af
fliated with Maine Consstory, thirty
second degree. He has been repre-
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