Background
Knowles, Lucius James was born on July 2, 1819 in Hardwich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Simeon, Junior and Lucetta (Newton) Knowles.
Knowles, Lucius James was born on July 2, 1819 in Hardwich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Simeon, Junior and Lucetta (Newton) Knowles.
Master of Arts (honorary), Williams College, 1865.
Perfected Knowles Safety Steam-boiler feed regulator, 1840, began manufacturing, 1859. Began daguerreotype business, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1841. Inventor machine for spooling thread, 1843.
Engaged in manufacturing, New Wooster, Massachusetts, 1843-1845.
Partner (with Harrison H. Sibley) to operate Old Draper Mill, manufacturing cotton warp, Spencer, Massachusetts, 1846. Extended activities to include woolen mill, 1853-1859.
Patented improvements in looms, 1856. Erected building near cotton factory to manufacture boiler-feeder water regulator, 1862.
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives from Warren, New Braintree and West Brookfield, 1862, 65.
Made steam pumps, experimental looms, 1863. Proprietor Knowles Steam Pump Company, Lord Justice Kowles & Brother Loom Works (consolidated as Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, 1897). Member Massachusetts Senate from 3d Worcester district, 1869.
Trustee Worcester Free Institute Technology, 1871.
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives from Warren, New Braintree and West Brookfield, 1862, 65. Member Massachusetts Senate from 3d Worcester district, 1869.
Married Eliza Adams; married second, Helen Strong.