Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Racine 1st district
In office January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by
William P. Lyon
Succeeded by
Calvin H. Upham
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Milwaukee County
In office October 25, 1836 – November 26, 1838
Serving with Alanson Sweet
Preceded by
Position Established
Succeeded by
Daniel Wells, Jr. William A. Prentiss
Personal details
Born
(1798-12-03)December 3, 1798 Chatham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
July 31, 1887(1887-07-31) (aged 88) Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place
Mound Cemetery, Racine
Political party
Republican
Democratic (before 1855)
Whig (before 1835)
Spouses
Maria Annan
(m. 1821; died 1828)
Hannah H. Annan
(m. 1831; died 1832)
Almira Meach
(m. 1837; died 1876)
Children
with Maria Annan
Robert Annan Knapp
(b. 1822; died 1876)
Mary Annan (McClurg)
(b. 1826; died 1888)
Gilbert Knapp
(b. 1827; died 1900)
at least 1 other
Parents
John Elnathan Knapp (father)
Sarah (Smith) Knapp (mother)
Occupation
sailor, land speculator
Known for
Founder of Racine, Wisconsin
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
Years of service
1818–1828; 1861–1874
Rank
Captain
Commands
USRC Alexander J. Dallas
USRC Wm. P. Fessenden
Battles/wars
War of 1812 American Civil War
Gilbert G. Knapp (December 3, 1798 – July 31, 1887) was an American sailor and land speculator. He was the founder of Racine, Wisconsin, and was instrumental in establishing the city and county of Racine. For many years before and after the establishment of Racine, he was a captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service, commanding several ships in the Great Lakes.
Gilbert G. Knapp (December 3, 1798 – July 31, 1887) was an American sailor and land speculator. He was the founder of Racine, Wisconsin, and was instrumental...
long after his death. In 1857 Knapp married GilbertKnapp and the couple also purchased land around the site. Although Gilbert managed all the land owned...
as Eugenie Gilbert. Gilbert was the daughter of William B. Knapp and Nellie Eugenia (Gilbert) Knapp. Her birth name was Genevieve May Knapp. She attended...
United States President Andrew Jackson after its former commander, GilbertKnapp, publicly called Jackson "a cutthroat and a murderer." In 1834, Dobbins...
surgeon (d. 1849) William Henry Cogswell, American politician (d. 1876) GilbertKnapp, American politician (d. 1887) Alfred Iverson Sr., American politician...
Knapp Lake is a small natural lake located in western Noble County, Indiana. Knapp Lake is directly attached to Little Bause Lake via a channel and Little...
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demolished after the opening of its replacement. The school's namesake is GilbertKnapp, who founded Racine in 1835. Mitchell Elementary School – Conjoined...
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thereafter, Hubbard became the first investor in GilbertKnapp's claim on the settlement of Port Gilbert, 60 miles north of Chicago, which became the city...
remembered Knapp as one of Ziegfeld's "prize beauties" and shared a dressing room with her, noted that "people like Walter Wanger and Gilbert Miller would...
introduction and notes by Susan Fenimore Cooper. Knapp viewed it as a botanical companion to Gilbert White's ‘Selborne.’ He lived till 1813 at Llanfoist...
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