KNIGHT, THOMAS JOHN, second son of William Young Knight, St. James’s Square, Westminster, solicitor; b. 1 Nov 1805; adm. 14 Sep 1818 (Packharness'); KS 1820; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1824, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1824, scholar 1825; BA 1828; MA 1831; adm. Middle Temple 12 Jun 1826, called to bar 25 Nov 1831; special pleader; Hampshire circuit and Surrey Sessions; emigrated to Hobart, Tasmania 1845, where he continued to practice as a barrister; Solicitor-Gen., Tasmania 25 Apr 1857 – 1 Nov 1860, Attorney-Gen. 2 Nov 1860 – 4 Feb 1861; returned to England 1865; m.; d. 25 Apr 1870.
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